Eat Unique’s Mediterranean Lentil Salad
This Mediterranean Lentil Salad recipe is courtesy of Eat Unique, make sure to visit her website for plenty of delicious recipes and inspiration!
Lentils are high in dietary fibre and a good source of protein, they also contain essential vitamins & minerals which make them ideal for a plant based diet. This salad is full of colourful fresh vegetables which fit perfectly with the Mediterranean style diet. The bonus of making this delicious salad is that it can be made the day ahead if required and is great to serve at a BBQ.
Our Mellow Yellow Classic Vinaigrette has been used in this recipe. Made with our cold pressed rapeseed oil and no additives or preservatives, this delicious dressing is full of flavour, find stockists here.
Method
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In a large bowl, squeeze the lentils from the packet, add the cooked quinoa and stir in the harissa paste. Mix in the diced onion, tomatoes, peppers and olives, stir well. Mix in the parsley and add the oregano. Stir in the Mellow Yellow Rapeseed Oil, vinegar, seasoning and toss to coat. Place in the fridge for 20-30 minutes before serving. Drizzle with Mellow Yellow Classic Vinaigrette and serve.
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Cooks notes: This salad can be made 1 day before required, simply cover and place in the fridge.
Ingredients
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250g packet of puy lentils
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100g cooked quinoa
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1tbsp harissa paste
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1 small red onion, finely diced
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10 cherry tomatoes, diced
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10 pitted olives, diced
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1 red pepper, diced
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1 green pepper, diced
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Handful of parsley, chopped
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1tsp dired oregano
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1tbsp Mellow Yellow Rapeseed Oil
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1tbsp red wine vinegar
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Freshly milled salt & pepper
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Mellow Yellow Classic Vinaigrette, for drizzling
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Serves 6
