Lentil Chickpea Salad with Beets
Discover the flavors of our vegan lentil chickpea salad with beets, a nutrient-packed dish for a wholesome meal.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 15 oz chickpeas rinsed and drained
- 2 cups lentils
- ¼ cup pine nuts
- ½ red onion
- 1 bell pepper yellow, orange, or red
- 1 cucumber
- 1 tomato
- 1 cup pickled beets diced
- 2 tablespoon fresh basil chopped
- 3 tablespoon fresh mint chopped
For dressing
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoon maple syrup
- 2 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- ¼ cup lemon juice
- ¼ cup tahini
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, cook lentils with 6 cups of water. Bring to a boil and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain and set aside.2 cups lentils
- In a small skillet over medium heat, cook pine nuts until golden. Remove from the pan and set aside.¼ cup pine nuts
- Peel and chop the cucumber into small pieces. Dice the bell pepper, red onion, and tomato into small pieces.½ red onion, 1 bell pepper, 1 cucumber, 1 tomato
- Chop fresh herbs or use kitchen shears to cut them into small pieces. If needed, cut whole pickled beets into small pieces.2 tablespoon fresh basil, 3 tablespoon fresh mint, 1 cup pickled beets
- Whisk together olive oil, maple syrup, lemon juice, mustard, tahini, salt, pepper, and garlic powder until well combined.1 tablespoon olive oil, 2 teaspoon maple syrup, 2 teaspoon Dijon mustard, ¼ cup lemon juice, ¼ cup tahini, ¼ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon black pepper, ⅛ teaspoon garlic powder
- In a large bowl, layer lentils, chickpeas, chopped vegetables, and herbs. Drizzle the dressing over the top and toss everything together before serving.15 oz chickpeas
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Notes
- Save time by using canned lentils as well as canned chickpeas.
- If you are not a fan of beets, you can add any other fermented or pickled vegetable for texture and flavor.
Nutrition
Calories: 748kcalCarbohydrates: 104gProtein: 40gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 9gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gSodium: 274mgPotassium: 1716mgFiber: 41gSugar: 16gVitamin A: 1545IUVitamin C: 61mgCalcium: 171mgIron: 13mg
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