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Lentil & Zucchini Vegetable Salad

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A colorful variety of ingredients makes this a deliciously simple and flavorful salad.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
Servings 4 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 1 ½ cups lentil boiled
  • 1 zucchini large
  • 1 red bell pepper diced
  • 1 yellow bell pepper diced
  • 1 orange bell pepper diced
  • 1 red onion chopped
  • avocado cut into cubes
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil + extra for dressing
  • pepper
  • salt
  • 5 sun-dried tomatoes diced
  • ½ lemon

Instructions
 

  • Add lentils into boiling water and cook for 15 minutes until tender. Set aside to cool.
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  • Stir in diced, chopped vegetables into a large saucepan with ¼ cup (4 tbsp) extra virgin olive oil. Stir until all the veggies are tender. Set aside to cool.
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  • Add in the veggies, lentils, avocado, herbs, and seasoning give it a good stir. Think about what kind of dressing you would like to garnish this delicious salad with I added olive oil and a few drops of lemon juice
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  • Serve cold topped with your favorite dressing.
    Lentil and Zucchini vegetable salad in a black cast iron pan. On the top left side cherry tomatoes and on the top right hand side rye bread cut into small slices.
Keyword Easy, Legumes, salads, summer