Lentil Salad with Spinach and Rice
Posted in Recipes by inMotion Life
One of the best ways to enjoy lentils, is in a salad, such as this Lentil Salad with Spinach and Rice recipe below.
Lentils were one of the first crops to be domesticated in the near East, and have been part of the human diet since the Neolithic times.
They are an excellent source of protein, and also contain vitamin B1, dietary fibre, folate, and valuable minerals.
Recipe
Lentil Salad with Spinach and Rice
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A delicious red lentil salad with baby spinach, brown rice, zucchini, green beans and mushrooms...
Author: inMotion Life
Recipe type: Salad
Serves: 4
Ingredients
- 1 can of red lentils
- ¼ cup of cooked brown rice
- ¼ cup of sesame seed oil
- ⅓ cup of raw baby spinach
- ½ cup of chopped raw green beans
- ½ cup of chopped zucchini
- Juice from ½ a lemon
- 1 large chopped mint leaf
- 10 chopped mushrooms – with the stems removed
- 1 minced garlic clove
- 1 tsp of cumin powder
Instructions
- Drain and rinse the lentils
- Mix in the remaining ingredients and serve chilled
Try this lentil salad recipe, and let us know what you think in the comments below.
