After hogging on these yummy cookies, I think it’s time for something healthy, yet festive and delicious. This brown lentil salad is very easy to make and will make a great item for a holiday menu or even for potlucks. You can adapt the recipe and add nuts or cheese (feta would be excellent) to make it even more holiday worthy.
The recipe is slightly sweet and tart with the agave & dried cranberries and crunchy with the toasted walnuts. Dish can be served at room temperature or chilled, which is perfect for a make ahead menu.
Here’s how I made it:
Lentil Salad with Cranberries & Walnuts
Ingredients
- 1 cup Lentils Brown
- ½ cup Walnuts
- ½ cup Cranberries Dried
For the Dressing:
- 3 tsp Lemon juice
- 2 tsps Agave Nectar (Use honey for a non-vegan version)
- 1 tbsp Parsley (or Cilantro) - finely chopped
- to taste Salt Pepper &
Instructions
- Cook lentils in 4 cups of water as per package instructions (bring to a boil and simmer for 15-20 minutes until the lentils are tender). Take care not to make them mushy. Drain the excess water and set the lentils aside to cool slightly.
- Make the dressing: Whisk all the ingredients for dressing in a small bowl.
- Pour dressing on the lentils along with walnuts and cranberries. Mix well and refrigerate until ready to serve.
Srivalli
Great looking picture…
Maayeka
very healthy and new combo for salad..nice recipe
Vardhini
Healthy and refreshing salad.VardhiniEvent: Sinful DelightsEvent: Stuffed Paratha
Sonali Pradhan
healthy salad,….very nice combo….wishing u n ur family merry christmas !http://onlyfishrecipes.blogspot.com/
Deeps @ Naughty Curry
never eaten brown lentil salad… interesting 🙂
veena krishnakumar
Healthy salad.Lovely pic too
Sharmilee! :)
Healthy salad…
Global Tastes & Travels Inc.
lentils and cranberries..2 of my favorite ingredients…never ate them together before
chicha.in
hii.. Nice Post Thanks for sharing
Nalini's Kitchen
Healthy salad,never had this combo and a wonderful click.
Priya Suresh
Wat a healthy salad, quite a new combo for me.
Cool Lassi(e)
Very healthy and filling salad!
Gayathri's Cook Spot
Very nutritious salad…