PocketAthleteJoin the waitlistLentil, avocado & tomato salad
- Calories
- 736
- Protein
- 31g
- Carbs
- 84g
- Fat
- 34g
Lunch · about 25 minutes · one serving
What you need
- ·90g red lentils
- ·1 avocado
- ·150g cherry tomatoes
- ·100g cucumber
- ·5g stock cubes
- ·1 lemons
- ·10g olive oil
- ·15g mixed seeds
Method
- 1Simmer the lentils in stock for 18 minutes — you want them holding shape, not collapsed, so check from 15.
- 2Drain and dress them while still warm with the oil and half the lemon.
- 3Chop the tomato and cucumber, salt, and leave 5 minutes.
- 4Everything together once the lentils are cool enough not to cook the avocado, which goes in last.
Dressing warm lentils is the whole trick — cold ones taste of nothing.
Worth knowing: Dressing warm lentils is the whole trick — cold ones taste of nothing.
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