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Healthy Lentil Salad Recipe

July 6, 2020

Check out the video of my visit to Windy City Live!  I shared some tips on how to eat healthy during the pandemic and a recipe for a salad that’s perfect for lunch or dinner.

Maya's Lentil Salad
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Maya’s Lentil Salad

Recipe by Maya Feller
Servings

2

servings

This healthy lentil salad is perfect for lunch or dinner.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown lentils, cooked

  • 3 cups low sodium vegetable broth

  • 1 English cucumber diced with skin on

  • 1 red bell pepper diced

  • 1 scallion diced including the greens

  • 2 tbsp dried blueberries

  • Dressing

  • 2 tbsp lemon juice (ideally fresh)

  • 1 tbsp stone ground mustard

  • 1 clove minced garlic

  • 1 cup white balsamic vinegar

  • 1 cup olive oil

Instructions

  • Cook the lentils for about 10-15 minutes or until lentils are tender, in the vegetable broth, making sure they are cooled when putting the salad together.
  • Place the lentils in a large bowl then add the cucumber, red bell pepper, scallion and dried blueberries. Gently combine all ingredients. Whisk lemon juice, mustard, garlic, vinegar and oil together. Pour dressing onto the lentil mixture and coat. Mix all together. Chill or serve at room temperature.
  • Enjoy!

Maya Feller

Maya Feller, MS, RD, CDN is the founder and lead dietitian at Maya Feller Nutrition. In her practice, her team provides medical nutrition therapy and nutrition coaching for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, mood disorders, developmental disabilities, disordered eating, and more. Maya believes in providing inclusive nutrition education from an anti-bias patient-centered, culturally humble approach to help people make informed food choices. Maya shares her approachable, food-based solutions with millions of people through regular speaking engagements, writing, her social platforms, and as a national nutrition expert on Good Morning America, is a Healthline Medical Advisor, and on the advisory board for SHAPE and Parents, as well as appearing on TODAY Show, Tamron Hall, and in The New York Times, mindbodygreen, Well+Good, Food Network, Martha Stewart, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Cooking Light, Eating Well, Prevention, Glamour, SELF, and more. She is the author of The Southern Comfort Food Diabetes Cookbook: Over 100 Recipes for a Healthy Life and Eating from Our Roots: 80+ Healthy Home-Cooked Favorites from Cultures Around the World (goop Press, January 24, 2023).

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