Lentil, chickpea and goat's cheese salad
4
Points®
Total time: 10 min • Prep: 10 min • Cook: 0 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
This recipe pairs hearty lentils and chickpeas with fresh chopped mint and creamy goat’s cheese for a tasty contrast in flavour and texture. You can use regular green lentils or puy lentils, the French variety, which are smaller and darker green.
Ingredients
Olive oil
2 tsp
Lemon juice
2 tsp
Cooked lentils
1 cup(s), green variety (200g) (see tip)
Canned chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 cup(s), (175g)
Red onion
½ small, chopped
Fresh mint
⅓ cup(s), coarsely chopped
Soft goat's cheese
90 g, crumbled
Instructions
1
Whisk oil and lemon juice in a large bowl. Add lentils, chickpeas, onion and mint. Season with salt and pepper and toss well to combine.
2
Divide among 4 reusable containers. Cover and refrigerate.
3
Sprinkle with goat’s cheese just before serving.
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