Description
Looking for a salad recipe that isn’t boring? You’ve got to make this spicy vegan lentil salad with lemon tahini dressing. Because this baby is ANYTHING but boring.
Ingredients
Scale
Lentil Salad
- ¼ cup Black lentils ((feel free to buy pre-cooked lentils from the store to save on time))
- ¼ cup Brown rice ((feel free to use white rice to save on time))
- 2 cups Arugula, roughly chopped
- ½ cup Cilantro, finely chopped ((measure by packing the cilantro tightly into the cup))
- ½ cup Parsley, finely chopped ((measure by packing the parsley tightly into the cup))
- 3 medium Fresh Mint leaves, finely chopped
- ½ cup Cherry tomatoes
- ⅛ cup Red onion, cubed into small pieces
Tahini Dressing
- 1 tbsp Tahini
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- 2 tbsp Water
- 1 clove Garlic, finely chopped or grated
- ¼ tsp each Cumin powder, Salt and Black pepper
- ⅛ tsp each Cayenne pepper and Garam Masala
Instructions
- The night before soak the lentils in a bowl of water.
- When you're ready to start making dinner, drain the bowl of lentils and rinse thoroughly — the water will be a purple/black color, this is totally normal. Rinse the lentils until the water runs clear.
- Add the lentils into a pot and fill with water until the lentils are completely submerged. Place the pot on the stove and turn the heat onto high. Once the lentils are boiling, reduce the heat to medium, add in a large pinch of salt, and let the lentils continue to cook for 25-30 minutes. The lentils should be soft but still have some bite when they're done.
- Once the lentils are cooking, make the brown rice according to package instructions.
- While the rice and lentils cook, chop the arugula, cilantro, parsley and mint. The goal here is make the greens super small and fine so the salad feels more like a grain bowl. Once the greens are chopped, add them into a bowl.
- Chop the cherry tomatoes into halves or quarters and add them into the bowl along with the chopped onions.
- Next, make the tahini dressing. Simply add all of the ingredients into a small bowl or jar and whisk together well. The dressing might look separated in the beginning, but as you whisk you'll notice a magical transformation. The dressing will become thick and creamy and super silky. At this point, adjust for salt and add in a little more if you like the dressing on the thinner side.
- Once the lentils and rice are done cooking, add them into the bowl of greens and vegges. I recommend adding in the lentils and rice while they're still piping hot so you can have a warm and cozy salad bowl.
- Drizzle over the tahini dressing and toss to combine. Add salt to taste and enjoy!