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Tropical Lentil Lunch Bowls with Mango & Coconut-Lime Dressing

Prep Time: 20 Minutes

Servings: 4

Winner of the Salad category in the 2015 Canadian Lentils Recipe Revelations Recipe Challenge! by Denise Bustard at Sweet Peas and Saffron - visit her blog at www.sweetpeasandsaffron.com

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Ingredients

Directions

Nutrition

Ingredients

  • Bowl:
  • 2 cups (500 mL) cooked or canned green lentils, drained and rinsed
  • ¼ cup (60 mL) cilantro, coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup (250 mL) bean sprouts, rinsed
  • 1 red bell pepper, cut into matchsticks
  • 1 carrot, shredded
  • 1 large mango, cut into matchsticks
  • ½ cup (125 mL) cashews
  • Coconut-Lime Dressing:
  • ½ cup (125 mL) full-fat coconut milk
  • 2 Tbsp (30 mL) white wine vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp (15 mL) lime zest
  • 4 tsp (20 mL)brown sugar
  • half lime, juiced
  • 2 Tbsp (30 mL) toasted coconut

Directions

  1. COMBINE all bowl ingredients in a large bowl.
  2. WHISK together all dressing ingredients until smooth.
  3. DRIZZLE salad with dressing just prior to serving.

Nutritional Information

  • Serving Size: 1 1/4 cup (310 mL)
  • Per serving:
  • Calories 370
  • Total Fat 16 g
  • Saturated Fat 8 g
  • Cholesterol 0 mg
  • Carbohydrates 50 g
  • Dietary Fibre 11 g
  • Sugar 22 g
  • Protein 14 g
  • Sodium 140 mg
  • Potassium 841 mg
  • Folate 265 mcg