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Indian Inspired Rice Red Lentil Salad
Lacto-Vegetarian Salad, With Crunchy Peanuts & Sunflower Seeds
Contributed by Geraldine Hartman, author of 'Not Just For Vegetarians, Delicious Homestyle Cooking The Meatless Way'*
Tired of the same old, same old salads? Try this colorful and satisfying alternative. The peanuts, sunflower seeds and lentils add protein and crunch to this lacto-vegetarian salad.
SV Note: Try different nuts if peanuts aren't your thing - roasted cashews or blanched almonds are good. Lightly toasting the sunflower seeds and coconut is a nice touch with this salad. I thought the diced apple had better eye appeal.
I used white basmati rice as I was out of brown. Chewier brown rice would definitely have been better. Cook the rice and lentils well ahead so they'll be cool. This salad can be a light meal in a bowl for 4 people, and ideal in a packed lunch.
8-10 servings as a side dish
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Ingredients:
- 1/2 C. uncooked red lentils (masoor dhal)
- 1 large (red, sweet variety) unpeeled apple, grated or finely diced
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice
- 4 C. precooked brown rice
- 1/2 C. raisins
- 1/2 C. unsalted shelled peanuts or other nuts
- 1/2 C. unsalted (hulled) sunflower seeds
- 1/2 C. unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger root (peel first)
Directions:
- Thoroughly rinse and drain lentils.
- In a small saucepan, combine lentils with enough cold water to cover and bring to a boil over medium heat.
- Reduce heat to low and gently simmer for 5-10 minutes, just until water is absorbed (don’t overcook or lentils will become mushy).
- Remove from heat and set aside to cool
- In a large bowl, sprinkle apple with lemon juice. Add remaining ingredients and toss to combine.
- Just before serving, drizzle each serving with Curry Yogurt Dressing below:
Curry Yogurt Dressing:
- 1/2 C. plain yogurt
- 1/4 C. light mayonnaise
- 1/2 - 1 Tbsp (good quality) curry powder, to taste
- 1/2 - 1 Tbsp brown sugar, to taste
- 2 Tbsp tahini
- In a small bowl, whisk together all ingredients. Adjust seasonings to taste. Dressing should be tart, go easy on the brown sugar
Geraldine thoughtfully sent two other recipes to eat with the salad:
Indian Chapati Flatbread Easy Vegetable Curry*9.09: Sadly, her excellent cookbook seems to be out of print! Amazon had 1 used copy for $106.00! Write to Geraldine directly at: veggiecook(at) myway (dot) com
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