Welcome back to our Eat Your Rainbow Veggie Challenge! Despite our photo, the New Year is not all about partying on.
Many of us are trying to put the holidays and
all the extra celebration foods out of our minds and get back to healthier
eating (and possibly looser waistbands).
Veggies can make all the difference in this plan so you can feel full
and still meet your goals. Today we are
featuring a salad that is not only a rainbow in itself, but also can be a
vegetarian meal or an excellent side for meat, fish or chicken. It's full of vitamins and minerals and is quite nice to look at. It makes a lot and is even better on the
second day. We often take it as our
contribution to a pot luck and we are usually asked to bring it to family events.
You can add any other veggies that you want.
Have fun with it! Don’t forget to
comment today to be entered in our on-going veggie challenge to win this
elegant and useful platter.
Every time you comment, your name goes in the hat. Some of you have lots of chances already.
Every time you comment, your name goes in the hat. Some of you have lots of chances already.
Rainbow Lentil, Black Bean and Veggie Salad
1 can of lentils, rinsed and drained
1 can of black beans, rinsed and drained
1 red pepper or yellow pepper, seeded and chopped
3-4 green onions – thinly sliced
2 small tomatoes seeded and chopped
2/3 cup (or so) chopped
celery
2/3 cup chopped
carrots
1 tbsp finely chopped parsley
4 to 6 ounces of Feta cheese (crumbled)
1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 apple cider vinegar
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
Juice of one lemon or lime
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tablespoon maple syrup
½ tsp freshly ground pepper just before serving
Combine oil, vinegar, garlic, lemon juice, sea salt, Dijon,
parsley and maple syrup in a small pitcher and whisk to combine until nice
and thick.
Rinse and drain lentils and black beans. This gets rid of extra salt.
 Place in a salad bowl. Add tomatoes to beans.  Add green onions, pepper, celery and carrots. Mix well.   
Add dressing and combine well. Mix in crumbled Feta. Finish off with pepper.
Enjoy! Let the fresh flavors give you a boost on a dark winter night.
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