A healthy & hearty salad that doesn’t feel like you’re eating salad! It’s also is a great sources of fibre, vitamins, minerals, protein & healthy fats!
Serves 2 as a meal or 4 as a side)
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooled cooked lentils
- ½ cup cooled steamed beetroot cut into 1cm cubes (or raw grated)
- ¼ cup sundried tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 1 large carrot, sliced into thin half moon slices
- 2 cups mixed salad leaves
- 1 Medium cucumber, sliced into thin half moon slices
- 1 radish, finely sliced into quarter moon pieces
- ½ cup fennel, finely chopped
- ½ red capsicum (bell pepper), cut into thin strips
- 1 green chilli, finely sliced into circles (optional)
- ¼ avocado, chopped into 1cm cubes
- 2-3 tablespoons pine nuts, lightly toasted
- 2-3 tablespoons lite feta cheese, chopped into 1/2cm cubes (optional, omit or use vegan cheese if vegan)
- ½ lime, juiced
- 1-2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1-2 teaspoons olive oil (I used chilli olive oil)
- 1-2 garlic cloves grated (optional but gives a nice flavour)
- Salt & cracked pepper to taste
Method
Add all ingredients into a large bowl, toss, taste for seasoning and serve immediately as a main meal or as a side salad.
