Lentil Salad with Oranges

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Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
10 min 50 min 4
Lentil Salad with Oranges
Health Highlights

Ingredients


2 cup Brown lentils, raw (or red lentils)
2 tsp Salt
1 tsp Black pepper
4 green onion (stem) Green onion (sliced)
1 medium Red onion (sliced)
1 cucumber(s) Cucumber (diced)
1 medium pepper(s) Red bell pepper (sliced)
1 medium Apple, red delicious (unpeeled, diced)
2 medium Orange (peeled and sliced)
1/2 bunch Parsley, fresh (stemmed and chopped)
1/2 cup Olive Oil, Extra Virgin
1 whole orange(s) Orange juice
2 tbsp White wine vinegar

Instructions


Rinse lentils. In a saucepan, cover the lentils with water salted with 1 tsp salt. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook until tender, about 50 minutes. Drain the lentils and allow them to cool.

In a large bowl, combine the scallions, red onion, cucumber, bell pepper, apple, oranges, parsley, oil, orange juice, 1 tsp salt, pepper and vinegar.

Stir in the lentils and mix well. Set the salad aside for about 10 minutes before serving so that the flavours can marry.

Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 665
Calories from fat 266
Calories from saturated fat 42
Total Fat 29.6 g
Saturated Fat 4.6 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 3.7 g
Monounsaturated Fat 19.2 g
Cholesterol 0
Sodium 1209 mg
Potassium 1071 mg
Total Carbohydrate 81 g
Dietary Fiber 14.3 g
Sugars 15.5 g
Protein 26.3 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Fruit 0.9
Meat Alternative 2.6
Vegetables 4.1

Energy sources


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Meal Type(s)

Salad




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