Moroccan Lentil Salad

Moroccan Lentil Salad

60 Reviews

“A quick, colorful and spicy protein-rich salad or side dish” - by Hetal

Ingredients

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Original recipe yields 5 servings

Directions

  1. Place lentils and water in a pot. Bring water to boil, reduce to simmer. Cook for 30 minutes or until tender.
  2. In a medium size mixing bowl combine lentils, chickpeas, tomatoes, green onions, green chilies, bell peppers, lime juice, olive oil, cilantro, and salt to taste. Toss well. Chill for 20 minutes. Serve chilled.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (5 total)

  • Calories
  • 190 cal
  • 10%
  • Fat
  • 6.3 g
  • 10%
  • Carbs
  • 27.6 g
  • 9%
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Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (60)

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Beckiwithani
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Beckiwithani

"I used good bell peppers and lots of fresh-squeezed lime in this. The serrano pepper I'd bought got lost somewhere in the fridge, so I had to use canned jalepenos. This was still a wonderful dish th..." See moreat got better the longer it sat. (But it only sat for a day, in spite of the fact that I made a double recipe. It was very popular.) I recommend that you drain the chickpeas and lentils for awhile in a colander in the sink -- this prevented my salad from getting soggy."

eatlite
34

eatlite

"This was great but I did some modifications. I eliminated the olive oil to cut the calories and I added feta cheese in place of that. I also upped the lentils to 1 cup and eliminated the garbanzo bean..." See mores. I added chooped fresh mint and some white balsamic vinegaar, garlic powder and cumin."

LINDAMARKS
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LINDAMARKS

"Wow was this good! The fresh Cilantro was really the star and really brightened the flavor. And the lime just pulled it all together. I made a couple changes because I forgot to buy some ingredients o..." See morer they were not available. I substituted some sweet onion for the green onion- a red one would have been fine too. Also it's January so there are no real tomatoes on the east coast right now so I used canned tomatoes with jalapeno peppers (well drained) in place of the tomatoes and hot peppers- gave it the perfect amount of heat. This is a definite do again! Thanks for a terrific recipe!"

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