French Lentil Salad Bowl + Cookbook Giveaway!
French lentil salad bowl is protein packed with fabulous flavor!
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 300kcal
Ingredients
- 4 cups cooked French green lentils, well chilled (see notes)**
- 2/3 cup diced sweet onion
- 1 medium red sweet bell pepper, seeded and chopped
- 1 large avocado, peeled, pitted and chopped
- ½ cup chopped fresh basil
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil (I omitted this and it still turned out great!)
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 heaping teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
Instructions
- Put all of the ingredients into a large bowl and gently stir to combine. If you are meal prepping wait right before serving to add your avocado.
- Spoon into deep bowls and serve at room temperature, or cover and refrigerate for up to 2 hours and serve cold.
Notes
- I could only find brown lentils, which worked fine in this recipe. Just keep an eye on them while they cook so they don't get mushy.
- Lentils don’t need to be presoaked, but check for small stones and rinse them well before preparing. To cook lentils, put 4 cups water and 2 cups dry lentils into a large saucepan and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Decrease the heat to low, cover and cook for 35 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add more water if the pan becomes dry. The lentils are done when they are soft (they do not need to absorb all of the water). Drain off any excess water in a fine-meshed strainer. Yields 4 to 5 cups cooked lentils.
Nutrition
Calories: 300kcal