Green Lentil Salad is a quick, delicious salad you can eat as a main dish or a side salad.
Green Lentil Salad uses crisp lentils and crunchy vegetables.
Green Lentil Salad
Green lentils are wonderful because they retain their shape and can be cooked crisp. They don't get mushy easily like the brown, yellow, or red ones. For this Green Lentil Salad, I used some lentils I had previously cooked. Then I added a few raw vegetables, an apple, and a nice vinaigrette to create a scrumptious main dish salad.
Since the dressing doesn't use mayonnaise, this is a great picnic or potluck recipe. And since it's vegan, nearly everyone can eat it. If you don't have precooked green lentils, they are easy to make. See our French Green Lentils recipe.
What You Need
For this recipe, you need measuring cups and spoons, a good knife, a cutting board, a mixing bowl, and organic green lentils (affiliate link), of course. Try to get the organic kind of lentil if you can.
Green Lentil Salad Recipe
Ingredients
Salad
- 3 cups cooked green lentils cooked crisp
- 3 green onions sliced—white and tender green parts only
- 2 stalks of celery chopped
- 1 red apple cored and chopped
- ½ red pepper chopped
Instructions
- Mix the lentils, onions, celery, apple and red pepper.
- Make the vinaigrette in a separate bowl or measuring cup, by whisking the oil, lemon juice, garlic and black pepper until emulsified.
- Pour the vinaigrette over the lentil mixture and stir to coat.
- Serve warm, cold or at room temperature.
Nutrition
More Lentil Recipes You'll Love
- French Green Lentils
- Lentil Rice & Fruit Salad
- Turkish Lentils and Lamb
- Egyptian Lentils and Pasta
- Mental Lentil Soup
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Green Lentil Salad. Simple. Delicious. Vegan.
*Allergen Key
GF = Gluten free | DF = Dairy free | NF = Nut free | SF = Soy free | EF = Egg free | CF = Corn free | V = Vegetarian | VG = Vegan
Note: If you have serious allergies or sensitivities, to be considered free of these allergens, you need to use products specifically marked "gluten free," etc. There can be cross-contamination in facilities.
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