Southwestern Lentil Salad Recipes

Steps:

• Add all dressing ingredients to a blender, blend until smooth.
• In a large bowl add lettuce, peppers, cilantro, beans, onion, corn, green onion, and tomatoes.
• Top with prepared dressing; toss to coat.
• Enjoy!

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl, add the first 6 ingredients; stir to combine.
• In a jar or other container with a tight-fitting lid, add the oil, vinegar, mustard, cumin, garlic, salt and pepper to taste; secure lid and shake well to mix.
• Pour dressing over vegetables; toss to coat.
• Cover and chill for 4 hours.
• This is good served on a bed of mixed salad greens.

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, cover lentils with water by 1 inch. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, until lentils are tender but still holding their shape, 20 to 25 minutes. Drain well.
• Meanwhile, place eggs in a small saucepan; cover with cold water by 1 inch. Bring to a boil; remove from heat and cover. Let stand 12 minutes. Drain, and rinse under cold water. Peel eggs; chop roughly.
• In a large bowl, whisk together vinegar and oil. Add lentils, cucumber, parsley, and onion; season with salt and pepper. Toss well to coat with dressing. Let cool to room temperature, or serve chilled, topped with chopped eggs.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• Bake sweet potato for 45 minutes or until done.
• Once the potato has cooled, dice into bite size pieces.
• Heat water to a boil in a medium sauce pan.
• Add lentils and cook until tender, approximately 20 minutes, drain.
• In a large bowl, mix in lentils. sweet potato, red onion, salsa, corn, black beans, red pepper, tomato and cilantro.
• In a separate bowl whisk the olive oil, lime juice, garlic, chili powder and salt whisk until combined.
• Stir dressing into salad mix, until well combined.
• Arrange chopped lettuce on a plate and top with salad.
• Garnish with sliced avocado and olives.
• Enjoy!