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Spring Lentil Salad

Written by Published on Updated on May 26, 2019 in Side Dish, Vegetarian

Spring has found us hoorayyy,,,yesterday was such a beautiful, sunny, the birds chirping, ducks were quacking..we have a small lake a few feet away from our home so we do have ducks and in each May two swans appear and stay for a couple of weeks before they move on.

I had many errands to do yesterday so I was out most of the day. When I finally returned home, I didn’t have much time to cook, so I made this delicious Lentil Salad with a variety of peppers, dill , (love that dill) scallions, and fresh cherry tomatoes. Not only was this a delicious salad to eat,  but it was  also so delightful to look at because it’s so colorful. 🙂

SPRING LENTIL SALAD

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cup Lentils
  • 1 package of Lettuce your choice
  • 6 cups Water
  • 1/4 cup Dill diced
  • 1/2 cup Red Bell Pepper chopped
  • 1/2 cup Orange Bell Pepper chopped
  • 1/2 cup Yellow Bell Pepper chopped
  • 1/2 cup Cherry Tomatoes cut in half
  • Olive Oil
  • 1 lemon
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Instructions
 

  • In a large sauce pan add water and boil lentil for 1/2 hr and until soft. Once they have boiled drain, and wash out throughly with cold running water.
  • Chop peppers into small cubes.
  • Dice dill, scallions, and cut cherry tomatoes in half.
  • In a large salad bowl start by layering lettuce of your choice, then add a layer of lentil, peppers, dill. Continue with another layer of lettuce, lentil, peppers, dill and top off with the last layer, lettuce, lentil, peppers, top with dill, scallions.
  • Drizzle olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper mix and enjoy.

Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

34 Comments

  1. Megala
    March 30, 2018 at 9:24 am  ·  Reply

    Lovely spring salad ! Looks so colorful & beautiful !!

  2. Ramyarecipes
    March 30, 2018 at 10:34 am  ·  Reply

    Easy n healthy salad, ❤️ It

  3. cookwithreena
    March 30, 2018 at 10:49 am  ·  Reply

    So tempting and healthy.

  4. jyo
    March 30, 2018 at 1:16 pm  ·  Reply

    Very appealing colours Sophie❤ healthiest 💯

  5. Karin, theaustriandish
    March 30, 2018 at 2:36 pm  ·  Reply

    Looks absolutely scrumptious, Sophie!

  6. bingingonabudget
    March 30, 2018 at 4:59 pm  ·  Reply

    This recipe looks amazing and like it photographs very well. Can’t wait to try it. Do you have any other salad recipes on your blog?

    • foodzesty
      March 31, 2018 at 7:22 am  ·  Reply

      Hello, Thank you so much for your kind words…I do actually have some salads: Cantaloupe Summer Salad, Green Salad with Lemon Vinaigrette, Artichoke Veggie Salad 🙂

  7. mistimaan
    March 30, 2018 at 5:08 pm  ·  Reply

    Looks too tasty

  8. Diana Tyler (Eccentric Muse)
    March 30, 2018 at 6:12 pm  ·  Reply

    My kind of salad!

  9. Sumith
    March 30, 2018 at 6:47 pm  ·  Reply

    Very vibrant in colours! Beautiful share Sophie.

  10. dtills
    March 30, 2018 at 7:57 pm  ·  Reply

    Yum, lentils!!💕

  11. The Karavali Wok
    March 31, 2018 at 8:21 am  ·  Reply

    Yummy salad!! So colorful 💛💚

  12. chefkreso
    March 31, 2018 at 10:54 am  ·  Reply

    Looks so fresh and tasty, just how I like my salads 😀

  13. Vero and Canito in the kitchen
    April 1, 2018 at 5:42 pm  ·  Reply

    Very nice salad, Sophie! 🙂 Love lentil salad and your looks very tempting <3

  14. Vero and Canito in the kitchen
    April 2, 2018 at 3:38 pm  ·  Reply

    You are very welcome. My little one would love. I just made him lentils today and hoped I have for tomorrow as well… Wrong 😂

  15. a little Swiss, a little Canadian
    April 4, 2018 at 12:22 am  ·  Reply

    Love lentils, I often make it, it’s nice to get some new ideas! This salad looks delicious! 😍😋

  16. Margaret from soulfood101blog
    April 7, 2018 at 6:54 pm  ·  Reply

    Lentils are the best, and since I love everything else in this salad, I know it will be terrific. :):) Thanks for sharing it. I love a good simple salad 🙂

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