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 mins
Cook Time 20 minutes mins
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean
- 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
- 1½ avocado cut into cubes
- ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil + extra for dressing
- pepper
- salt
- 5 sun-dried tomatoes diced
- ½ lemon
Add lentils into boiling water and cook for 15 minutes until tender. Set aside to cool.
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.
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
Serve cold topped with your favorite dressing.
Keyword Easy, Legumes, salads, summer