Name: Healthy Lentil Salad Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: 1 cup brown lentils; 1 bay leaf; 2 sprigs Fresh Thyme; 1 cup carrots; ⅓ cup celery; ¼ cup red bell pepper; ¼ cup red onion; ¼ cup parsley; 1 garlic clove; 5 tbsp lemon juice; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 tsp kosher salt; ground black pepper

Healthy Lentil Salad Recipe

How To Make Healthy Lentil Salad

Made with lentils, fresh diced carrots, bell pepper, onion, celery, parsley, and with a zest of lemon juice, this healthy lentil salad is perfect for lunch!

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 25 minutes

Total: 40 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1cupbrown lentils,dry
1bay leaf
2sprigsfresh thyme
1cupcarrots,finely diced
⅓cupcelery,finely diced
¼cupred bell pepper,finely diced
¼cupred onion,finely diced
¼cupparsley,minced
1garlic clove,minced
5tbsplemon juice
1tbspolive oil
1tspkosher salt
ground black pepper,fresh

Instructions

In a medium saucepan combine the lentils, bay leaf, and thyme.
Add enough water to cover by 1-inch.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer uncovered for about 16 to 20 minutes, until lentils are tender but not mushy.
Drain the lentils and discard the bay leaf.
Place in a large work bowl with carrots, celery, red pepper, red onion, parsley, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Toss to combine and serve chilled or at room temperature.