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Black lentil salad with herbs

Black Lentil Salad with Herbs

This salad isn't just tasty — it helps fight aging, too! Lentils are very good for you and completely natural, and black lentils are an unusually gentle legume that doesn't cause bloating. The pigment that gives them their black color has antioxidant properties. So a black lentil salad with herbs is both a delicious meal and a little anti-aging insurance!

Yulia Reznikova

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Composition / ingredients

Servings:

Black lentils

Water

Olive oil

Sea salt

Ground black pepper

Lemon juice

Parsley

Cilantro

Celery

Cranberries

0.5

Walnuts

0.5

Translation table of volumetric measures

Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe

By weight of the composition:

Proteins 23 % 5 g

Fats 32 % 7 g

Carbohydrates 45 % 10 g

120 kcal

GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Cooking method

Step 1:

Black lentils cook quickly and easily. Pick over and rinse a cup of lentils, then add them to boiling water. You'll need 2-3 cups of water, lightly salted.
Step 2:

While the lentils cook, prep the herbs — this salad should be full of them. I take a whole bunch of parsley and cut off just the leaves, since the firmer stems are a little bitter and I'd rather avoid that. Now let's start building the salad.
Step 3:

Take a bunch of cilantro — a wonderfully fragrant herb. Its stems are thinner, so I don't bother separating them and just chop the whole thing. A crisp stalk of celery is a dieter's dream; they say the compounds in its fibers burn plenty of calories, so go ahead and add it to the salad.
Step 4:

The lentils are done. As they boiled, the pigment leached into the water, so they're not quite as deeply black anymore. Drain off the remaining water, let the lentils cool, and toss them with the herbs.
Step 5:

To make the salad more interesting and nutritious, add a couple of accents: coarsely chopped walnuts and apple-juice-sweetened dried cranberries. The nuts add texture, and they're a real superfood — comparable to olive oil for their anti-inflammatory properties. The dried cranberries have a touch of sugar but plenty of immune-boosting compounds.
Step 6:

All that's left is to dress the salad with lemon juice, cold-pressed oil, salt, and pepper. The result is a healthy, tasty, satisfying dish — be sure to give it a try! Enjoy, and stay well!

This is a wonderful salad! Make it for your family or for guests, who'll be delighted by its unusual flavor and texture. It comes together fast and disappears even faster.