Quinoa Lentil Salad

Quick, easy, and delicious this quinoa salad boats a lot of flavour and protein in one vegetarian dish. Use it as a side dish, main meal, or a topper for a traditional lettuce salad.

AuthorSelina Rose

Quick, easy, and delicious this quinoa salad boats a lot of flavour and protein in one vegetarian dish. Use it as a side dish, main meal, or a topper for a traditional lettuce salad.

Yields1 Serving
Ingredients
 2 cups Quinoa (cooked and cooled)
 1 cup Brown lentils(cooked)
 2 cups Cherry tomatoes (diced)
 12 Kalamata olives (sliced)
 1 medium Zucchini (grated)
 1 large Carrot(grated)
 1 small Red onion(diced)
 ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
 1 tbsp Basil (fresh or dried)
 1 tbsp Mint (fresh or dried)
 Juice from one lemon
 ¼ cup Olive Oil
 ½ tsp Sea Salt and Black pepper
Directions
1

Cook quinoa and brown lentils according to package instructions and let cool.

2

Chop tomatoes, olives, onion and parsley and add to a large mixing bowl.

3

Grate carrot and zucchini and add to the other ingredients.

4

Stir in quinoa, lentils and other spices and mix until evenly combined.

5

Season with salt, pepper, olive oil and lemon juice and mix together.

Store in a large air - tight glass container in the fridge for up to 4 days.

Ingredients

Ingredients
 2 cups Quinoa (cooked and cooled)
 1 cup Brown lentils(cooked)
 2 cups Cherry tomatoes (diced)
 12 Kalamata olives (sliced)
 1 medium Zucchini (grated)
 1 large Carrot(grated)
 1 small Red onion(diced)
 ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
 1 tbsp Basil (fresh or dried)
 1 tbsp Mint (fresh or dried)
 Juice from one lemon
 ¼ cup Olive Oil
 ½ tsp Sea Salt and Black pepper

Directions

Directions
1

Cook quinoa and brown lentils according to package instructions and let cool.

2

Chop tomatoes, olives, onion and parsley and add to a large mixing bowl.

3

Grate carrot and zucchini and add to the other ingredients.

4

Stir in quinoa, lentils and other spices and mix until evenly combined.

5

Season with salt, pepper, olive oil and lemon juice and mix together.

Store in a large air - tight glass container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
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Author: Selina Rose

A holistic nutritionist, writer, non-granola yogi, and coach dedicated to helping you find sustainability in your health so you can play full-out in life (whatever that looks like for you).