Marinated Rainbow Salad
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Marinated Rainbow Salad

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Total Time: 2 Hours

Servings: 10

Lentils, tomatoes, carrots, bell peppers, cucumber, cauliflower, dill, and parsley with a red wine vinaigrette.

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Ingredients

Directions

Nutrition

Ingredients

  • ½ cup (125 mL) extra virgin olive oil
  • ¼ cup (60 mL) red wine vinegar
  • 2 tsp (10 mL) Dijon mustard
  • 1 tsp (5 mL) dried oregano
  • 2 cups (500 mL) grape tomatoes, quartered
  • 1 cup (250 mL) carrots, diced
  • 1 cup (250 mL) yellow bell pepper, rough chop
  • 1 cup (250 mL) cucumber, diced
  • 1 cup (250 mL) cauliflower florets
  • 1 quart (1 L) whole red lentils, cooked and drained
  • ¼ cup (60 mL) fresh dill, minced
  • 2 Tbsp (30 mL) flat leaf parsley, minced

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together oil, vinegar, mustard, and oregano.
  2. Toss tomatoes, carrots, pepper, cucumber, cauliflower, lentils, dill, and parsley together with the vinaigrette and refrigerate for at least 2 hours to marinate.
  3. Serve chilled.

Nutritional Information

  • Serving Size: ¾ cup (175 mL)
  • Per serving:
  • Calories 210
  • Total Fat 12 g
  • Saturated Fat 1.5 g
  • Cholesterol 0 mg
  • Carbohydrates 21 g
  • Dietary Fibre 7 g
  • Sugar 3 g
  • Protein 8 g
  • Sodium 220 mg
  • Potassium 412 mg
  • Folate 149 mcg