Winter lentil salad
Winter lentil salad is a comforting warm lentil salad made with green lentils, roasted vegetables, fruits, and seeds. It has a delicious sweet and citrusy dressing which goes very well with all the other ingredients of this salad. This filling vegan salad is also a great option for healthy weeknight dinners.
Servings 6
Calories 289kcal
Equipment
- Oven
Ingredients
- 3 cups cooked green lentils
- 1 cup peeled and chopped pumpkin
- 1 cup peeled and chopped carrot
- 1 large onion sliced
- 2 cloves garlic adjust to taste
- 1 large orange peeled and chopped
- 1 cup pomegranate arils
- A handful of fresh parsley roughly chopped
- ¼ cup pepitas
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
Ingredients for dressing
- 1 tablespoon pomegranate molasses
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon chili flakes
- Salt to taste
- Ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
Bake vegetables
- Put the pumpkin and carrot cubes in a bowl. Add sliced onion and whole garlic cloves. Add around a tablespoon of olive oil, salt, and pepper. Toss.
- Evenly spread the vegetables on a baking tray lined with aluminum foil. Bake in a pre-heated oven for 20-25 minutes at 200°C (around 400°F) or until the vegetables are nicely cooked and start getting charred.
Prepare salad dressing
- Once the vegetables are baked, take the roasted garlic cloves and squeeze out the roasted garlic pulp. Put it in a bowl along with all the other dressing ingredients. Mix well to make the salad dressing.
Make salad
- Take a large mixing bowl. Add cooked lentils, roasted vegetables, fruits, pepitas, and parsley.
- Pour the salad dressing on top.
- Gently toss.
- Check and adjust the seasoning. Enjoy!
Notes
- Slightly roast pepitas to make them extra crunchy and more flavorful.
- You can add more roasted vegetables of choice.
- Gently toss the salad otherwise the lentils may turn mushy.
- If you are cooking the lentils at home, just remember that 1 cup of green lentils will yield around 3 cups of cooked lentils.
- More recipe tips and tricks are given within the post above. Please follow them to make this recipe.
Nutrition
Calories: 289kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 774mg | Fiber: 13g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 5400IU | Vitamin C: 30mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 5mg