Have you ever eaten so much junk you feel like you need to eat vegetables all day to clean out your insides? Maybe that’s just me. I ate an awful lot of sugar cookies this weekend, on top of a delicious but probably not so healthy meal at the Dominian Square Tavern (loved the corn fritters and homemade ketchup), so I felt like I needed a healthy veggie based meal.
Enter this Carrot and Lentil Salad. I based it very loosely on a recipe from Food and Wine. When I say based I mean I remembered seeing a salad with carrots, tomatoes and chickpeas. I didn’t have any chickpeas on hand, so I substituted lentils.
Carrot and Lentil Salad
- 1 cup french lentils
- 1 small onion, diced
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 bay leaf
- 4-5 carrots, shredded
- 2 tomatoes, diced
- 2 tbsps olive oil
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
- Cook the lentils: In a medium sized pot, sautee the onion until translucent. Add the lentils then cover with two cups of water. Add oregano, bay leaf and salt and pepper to taste. Bring to a boil then simmer until the lentils are cooked. Drain any excess liquid.
- Toss the lentils with the carrots and tomatoes. Dress with olive oil and lemon juice. Season with salt and pepper.
Enjoy!
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I always have the feeling i ate too much junk food and need to scrub my insides! It’s like a seesaw for me :) But somehow, it seems to work out.
That sounds amazing! I feel like that after we’ve had guests and after the holidays…time for cleansing veggies!
I have definitely had that feeling before! This looks like the perfect antedote.
Yes! We go through that too often. This dish looks for healing. Yum!
After a lot of junk food, a good long run and a recipe like this is just what I need :) Thanks for the recipe! I’ll definitely have to give this one a try after my next sufar binge :)
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That looks like a great salad to resolve having eaten poorly for a while! I love carrots and I love lentils!
This looks delicious and healthy! I need to go make it right away. It will help me feel better about eating a TON of goat cheese today…. :)
What a beauiful salad! Looks light and refreshing!
THis looks sooo wonderful and healthy! Yum, I love finding new great lentil recipes!