Marinated Lentil Salad

Name: Marinated Lentil Salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 1 cup each
Ingredients: 1 lemon; 1/4 cup olive oil; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1/2 Tbsp dried oregano; 1/2 tsp salt; freshly cracked pepper; 1 cup dry brown lentils; 1/2 bunch parsley; 1 pint grape tomatoes; 1/4 small red onion; 2 oz feta, crumbled

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Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings
6 1 cup each
Calories
23867 kcal
Course
Salad, Others
Cuisine
International, Vegetarian, gluten-free

Marinated Lentil Salad

Nancy Wheeler

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Marinated Lentil Salad is bright, flavorful, and infused with bold flavors like garlic and lemon.

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Ingredients

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LEMON GARLIC DRESSING

1 lemon $0.59
1/4 cup olive oil $0.44
2 cloves garlic, minced $0.16
1/2 Tbsp dried oregano $0.15
1/2 tsp salt $0.02
freshly cracked pepper

SALAD

1 cup dry brown lentils $0.40
1/2 bunch parsley $0.40
1 pint grape tomatoes $2.99
1/4 small red onion $0.24
2 oz feta, crumbled $1.12

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Instructions

Cook the lentils according to the package directions. For most brown lentils, bring 3 cups of water to boil in a pot, add the lentils, then continue to boil for 20 minutes, or until the lentils are tender. Drain the lentils in a colander and rinse briefly with cool water until they are cooled.
While the lentils are cooking, prepare the lemon garlic dressing. Use a microplane, zester, or small-holed cheese grater to remove about 1 Tbsp of the lemon's zest (the thin, yellow, outer layer of the peel). Set the zest aside. Juice the lemon and measure 1/4 cup of the juice to use for the dressing. In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, minced garlic, oregano, salt, and some freshly cracked pepper. Set the dressing aside.
Rinse the parsley well, shake off as much water as possible, then pull the leaves from the stems. Roughly chop the parsley leaves. Cut the grape tomatoes in half. Finely dice the red onion.
When the lentils are cooked, cooled, and well drained, transfer them to a large bowl. Add the chopped parsley, tomatoes, red onion, crumbled feta, lemon zest, and the prepared dressing. Stir to combine the ingredients and coat everything in dressing.
Serve immediately, or refrigerate until ready to eat. Always stir the salad just before serving to redistribute the dressing and flavors.