Are you looking to add more salads to your menu? I can help you with that! This Quinoa-Lentil Salad will fill you up AND taste great! If you don’t have quinoa you can substitute cooked brown rice.

Have you noticed how some salads leaving you feeling hungry an hour after you finish eating? That won’t happen with this salad. The quinoa and lentils will fill you up!

I prefer to cook the quinoa and lentils ahead of time and toss this together in a few minutes. If you still need to cook your quinoa and lentils don’t worry, it only takes about 20 minutes. You can chop veggies while you wait. I add various veggies depending on what I have on hand but this is my basic recipe.

Quinoa-Lentil Salad

Name: Quinoa-Lentil Salad
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 1/2 cup cooked lentils (seasoned with a little garlic and onion powder); 1/2 cup cook quinoa (or substitute cooked brown rice); 2-3 cups mixed greens or your favorite lettuce; 1/4 cup diced tomatoes; 1/4 cup diced cucumbers; 1/8 cup diced red onions

This recipe is designed for one but you can easily make as many bowls as you like. It’s a great meal prep salad but I recommend using grape tomatoes instead of diced tomatoes for the make ahead version.

Ingredients

1/2 cup cooked lentils (seasoned with a little garlic and onion powder)
1/2 cup cook quinoa (or substitute cooked brown rice)
2-3 cups mixed greens or your favorite lettuce
1/4 cup diced tomatoes
1/4 cup diced cucumbers
1/8 cup diced red onions

Do

If desired, heat (seasoned) lentils and quinoa.
Fill a large bowl or plate with greens/lettuce/
Dump lentils and quinoa over greens, then top with diced veggies.

Serve

I love this salad with equal parts lemon juice and red wine vinegar (1 Tbsp each) but it is also delicious with my other oil-free dressings. Try the popular Sweet & Tangy Salad Dressing or the new Creamy Italian Salad Dressing that my pickiest kid eats with a spoon!

For more salad inspiration check out my Salad Board on Pinterest! I’ll be adding lots of new salads and oil-free salad dressings this summer. You don’t want to miss them!

Yield: 1