Lentil Rice Salad
This lentil rice salad is perfect for dinner or lunch and features healthy, tasty olive oil and balsamic vinegar from The Unrefined Olive– a super tasting bar in Ottawa where you can try any of their premium extra virgin olive oils and aged balsamic vinegars from around the world.
Why not drop by and pick up some delectable oil and vinegar to make this tasty salad.
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked brown or green lentils
- 1/2 cup cooked white basmati rice
- 1/2 cup tomatoes, diced
- 1/2 cup cucumber, diced
- 4 leaves fresh basil, chopped
- 1/2 cup fresh parsley, chopped
- 2 green onions, chopped
- 2 tbsp cranberry pear white balsamic vinegar from the Unrefined Olive
- 2 tbsp Persian lime olive oil from the Unrefined Olive
- 1 tsp yellow mustard
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- sea salt to taste
Directions
- In a bowl mix lentils, rice, tomatoes, cucumber, basil, parsley and green onions.
- In a small jar mix balsamic vinegar, oil, mustard, maple syrup and salt. Put lid on and shake well.
- Drizzle dressing over salad and mix
Original Recipe by Shirley Plant
About Shirley
I'm Shirley Plant, nutritionist and cookbook author. My passion is helping you figure out which foods fuel your body and which ones deplete it.
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