Brown Lentil Salad
Dal Salad makes a hearty bowl. I love lentil and legume salads simply because they make a nourishing meal, are protein rich, of course taste delicious and so satisfying. I love playing around with ingredients, colors and flavors in salads, lentils salads are a house favorite, work well for meal prep and best when making a quick weekday meal.
Used whole masoor dal in this recipe but you can simply use any lentils of choice, cooking time will vary. You can also use grains and legumes to make it one wholesome bowl.
Diced cucumber, bell pepper, tomatoes, sliced onions, lots of mint for some extra freshness and flavor and tofu cubes for some extra protein. Feel free to use veggies of choice like beans, peas, corn, some greens like lettuce or spinach. The dressing is simple and basic with some extra virgin olive oil and juice of a lime, quick and best.
Soaking of dal in hot water for at least 1 hour is highly recommended before cooking to have a better texture when cooking. If time permits, soak at least for 2 hours. You can pressure cook dal in Instant pot or a pressure cooker or even let it simmer on stove top in enough water.
Delicious, flavorful and satisfying.
Brown Lentil Salad
Recipe details
- 4 servings
- Prep time: 20 Minutes Cook time: 10 Minutes Total time: 30 min
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Looks delicious but not sure about the mint. I don't care for mint in my dishes I've come to realize. Perhaps it's an acquired taste.
Never heard of this Masoor Dal you speak of. Will have to research it more...
Try oregano instead of mint and vinegar instead of lime. In Greece we always cook lentil with bay leaf oregano and vinegar.