Green lentil salad with tomatoes and mint

A hearty and healthy salad for everyday menu. Salad is easy and quick to prepare, lentils can be boiled in advance. It turns out a delicious and satisfying snack, fragrant greens complement the taste very well.
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Composition / ingredients

servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 22 % 8 g
Fats 24 % 9 g
Carbohydrates 54 % 20 g
197 kcal
GI: 100 / 0 / 0

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 1 h
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    We take the products for making a delicious lentil salad according to the list, my vegetables and herbs.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    Wash the lentils several times before cooking, then fill with water based on a glass of lentils two glasses of water, and put on fire.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Cook the lentils from the moment of boiling for half an hour on low heat, covering the pan with a lid.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    While the lentils are cooking, prepare the remaining ingredients: cut the onion into thin quarter rings.

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Pour the chopped onion with boiling water.

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    Add vinegar to the onion in boiling water, mix and leave for 10 minutes.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    At the end of cooking the lentils, salt it and turn off the heat after 5 minutes. The water from the lentils will boil off during this time, the lentils will be ready.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Put the cooked lentils in a bowl and let it cool completely.

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    Peel the sweet pepper from the core and cut into small strips.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10.

    Chop the greens with a knife.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11.

    Cut tomatoes into small cubes.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12.

    Cut the hard cheese into small cubes.

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13.

    We throw the pickled onion into a colander, let the liquid drain.

  14. Step 14:

    Step 14.

    When the boiled lentils cool down, add all the chopped ingredients to it in a bowl, salt to taste and season the salad with vegetable oil.

  15. Step 15:

    Step 15.

    Mix the lentil salad and put it in a salad bowl or serving vases.

  16. Step 16:

    Step 16.

    We serve a delicious and simple lentil salad, decorating it with green leaves.

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Tomatoes - 23   kcal/100g
  • Sweet pepper - 27   kcal/100g
  • Fresh basil - 27   kcal/100g
  • Dried basil - 251   kcal/100g
  • Mint fresh - 49   kcal/100g
  • Dried mint - 285   kcal/100g
  • Mint - 49   kcal/100g
  • Parsley greens - 45   kcal/100g
  • Dill greens - 38   kcal/100g
  • Onion - 41   kcal/100g
  • Sunflower oil - 898   kcal/100g
  • Refined sunflower oil - 899   kcal/100g
  • Table salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Table vinegar - 11   kcal/100g
  • Green lentils - 323   kcal/100g

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