Lentil Salad Ala Julie
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- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
2 cups green or brown lentils4 cups low sodium vegetable broth2 cloves garlic-finely diced3 roma tomatoes-diced1 cucumber-diced1 green pepper-thin sliced-cut into pieces1 red pepper-thin sliced-cut into piecesDressing:Sprig of dill-finely chopped1 T sugar1/2 c seasoned rice wine vinegar1/2 c juice reserved from cooked lentils1/4 cup oil-don't use olive oil
Directions:
In a 2 qt pan rinse lentils in cold water removing any that float to the top. Drain and add broth. Bring to a boil, turn down to a simmer
Bring to a boil, turn down to a simmer and cook on low heat until lentils absorb water (like rice) aprox 30 minutes.
2. While Lentils are cooking, cut up the garlic,tomatoes,cucumber, and peppers.
3. When lentils are still a little firm, remove from heat and drain excess liquid- reserving 1/2 cup. Add veggies to lentils and toss.
Make dressing and stir until sugar is dissolved.
Pour dressing over lentils, add all the vegetables, stir well, and refrigerate overnight. Stir when you think of it.
Can be made up to 4 days in advance.
Makes 12 1/2 cup servings.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHEFJUNE.
In a 2 qt pan rinse lentils in cold water removing any that float to the top. Drain and add broth. Bring to a boil, turn down to a simmer
Bring to a boil, turn down to a simmer and cook on low heat until lentils absorb water (like rice) aprox 30 minutes.
2. While Lentils are cooking, cut up the garlic,tomatoes,cucumber, and peppers.
3. When lentils are still a little firm, remove from heat and drain excess liquid- reserving 1/2 cup. Add veggies to lentils and toss.
Make dressing and stir until sugar is dissolved.
Pour dressing over lentils, add all the vegetables, stir well, and refrigerate overnight. Stir when you think of it.
Can be made up to 4 days in advance.
Makes 12 1/2 cup servings.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHEFJUNE.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 121.6
- Total Fat: 5.1 g
- Cholesterol: 3.3 mg
- Sodium: 209.8 mg
- Total Carbs: 16.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 3.8 g
- Protein: 3.7 g
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