Israeli Salad with Crispy Lentils
2
Points® value
Total Time
1 hr 25 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
1 hr 10 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Easy
This refreshing staple of the Mediterranean featuring sweet tomatoes, crunchy cucumbers, red onion, and herbs is known under different names with slight ingredient variations throughout the Middle East. For an extra boost of protein and crunch, we’ve included oven-crisped lentils. To find the vacuum-packed pre cooked lentils, look in the produce section of your supermarket.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Cooked lentils
9 oz, steamed
Persian (mini) cucumber
1 pound(s), chopped, about 3 cups
Grape tomatoes
3 cup(s), halved, (about 450 g [1 lb])
Red onion
½ cup(s), sliced, finely chopped
Fresh parsley
¼ cup(s), chopped
Fresh mint leaves
¼ cup(s), chopped
Olive oil
2 tbsp(s)
Fresh lemon juice
2 tbsp(s)
Kosher salt
1 tsp(s)
Black pepper
⅛ tsp(s)