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Marinated Lentil Salad

Marinated Lentil Salad is bright, flavorful, and infused with bold flavors like garlic and lemon. 
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Total Cost: $6.56 recipe / $1.09 serving
Servings: 6 1 cup each
Calories: 238.67kcal
Author: Beth Moncel

Ingredients

LEMON GARLIC DRESSING

  • 1 lemon $0.59
  • 1/4 cup olive oil $0.44
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced $0.16
  • 1/2 Tbsp dried oregano $0.15
  • 1/2 tsp salt $0.02
  • Freshly Cracked Pepper

SALAD

  • 1 cup dry brown lentils $0.40
  • 1/2 bunch parsley $0.40
  • 1 pint grape tomatoes $2.99
  • 1/4 small red onion $0.24
  • 2 oz feta, crumbled $1.12

Instructions

  • Cook the lentils according to the package directions. For most brown lentils, bring 3 cups of water to boil in a pot, add the lentils, then continue to boil for 20 minutes, or until the lentils are tender. Drain the lentils in a colander and rinse briefly with cool water until they are cooled.
  • While the lentils are cooking, prepare the lemon garlic dressing. Use a microplane, zester, or small-holed cheese grater to remove about 1 Tbsp of the lemon's zest (the thin, yellow, outer layer of the peel). Set the zest aside. Juice the lemon and measure 1/4 cup of the juice to use for the dressing. In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, minced garlic, oregano, salt, and some freshly cracked pepper. Set the dressing aside.
  • Rinse the parsley well, shake off as much water as possible, then pull the leaves from the stems. Roughly chop the parsley leaves. Cut the grape tomatoes in half. Finely dice the red onion.
  • When the lentils are cooked, cooled, and well drained, transfer them to a large bowl. Add the chopped parsley, tomatoes, red onion, crumbled feta, lemon zest, and the prepared dressing. Stir to combine the ingredients and coat everything in dressing.
  • Serve immediately, or refrigerate until ready to eat. Always stir the salad just before serving to redistribute the dressing and flavors.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1Serving | Calories: 238.67kcal | Carbohydrates: 25.93g | Protein: 10.03g | Fat: 11.78g | Sodium: 352.02mg | Fiber: 5.27g