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Warm Red Lentil Salad
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Warm Red Lentil Salad

Warm red lentil salad with vegetables and cranberries - a vegan dish rich in protein and fiber

⏱ 30 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 4 parts
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

For the Cooked chickpeas

  1. 1
    Cook the lentils with the turmeric in a pot with plenty of water about 15 minutes, until completely soft, and drain.
    StovePotColander

For the Salad Dressing

  1. 2
    In a small bowl, whisk the lemon juice, cumin, salt and black pepper until smooth.
    Bowl

For the Fried onion

  1. 3
    Heat the olive oil in a wide pan over medium heat.
    ⚙ Pan-fryingStoveFrying pan
  2. 4
    Add the onion and carrot and fry for 10 minutes, stirring, until the onion is soft and deep golden.
    ⚙ Adding to the hot fat and fryingStove
    💡Add by cooking time: what needs long (onion, carrot, meat) goes in first, and what burns fast (garlic, dry spices) goes in last, only until fragrant.

To assemble

  1. 5
    In a large bowl, mix the lentils with the parsley.
    Bowl
  2. 6
    Add the fried onion and carrot and mix.
  3. 7
    Pour in the dressing and toss.
364calories
19 gprotein
43 gcarbs
14 gfat
● protein 20%● carbs 46%● fat 34%

Per serving (158 g), of 4 servings

For the Cooked chickpeas · For the Salad Dressing · For the Fried onion · To assemble ·

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 2 cooking vessels

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Frying pan · Also works: Wok (None) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Pot (High sides, slow evaporation and weak browning)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Colander · Also works: Lid (a lid held slightly open over the sink, you lose a little) · Slotted spoon (for small amounts)

By the steps, as the recipe is built now: another version or addition can change the list.

🧩 Built from…

Cooked chickpeas → Dressing → Fried onion → Legume Salad

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