With summer around the corner, many people are starting to incorporate salads into their diets. Still, many still feel that salads are boring. We are here to tell you that you can make your salads fun and exciting. Try this recipe for lentil and quinoa salad and never opt for limp lettuce again.
Ingredients:
- 1 onion
- Half a cucumber
- Half a sweet potato
- Handful cherry tomatoes
- 1 cup of lentils of choice
- 1 cup of quinoa of choice
- Tahini for drizzling
Instructions
- Cut the sweet potato into cubes, and place it on a tray.
- Roast it in the oven till soft and golden.
- While the sweet potato is roasting add quinoa and lentils to a saucepan and simmer until cooked.
- Transfer quinoa and lentils to a large mixing bowl and let it cool down.
- Cut your onion into thin slices, and cut the tomatoes and cucumbers into cubes.
- Once the sweet potato is roasted and the quinoa and lentils have cooled down add all vegetables to the bowl and combine well.
- Drizzle tahini over the salad for a perfect finish.
