EASY AND DELICIOUS LENTIL SALAD - With Rajiv Surendra

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has healthy fats but is often more affordable.

red wine vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar adds a fruity note and is often less expensive.

Boil a pot of water and add green French lentils and a few cloves of garlic.

Cook lentils for 20 to 25 minutes until soft but not mushy, then drain them.

Transfer the cooked lentils into a large bowl.

Chop about 1/4 of a red onion very finely and add it to the bowl with lentils.

Add cherry tomatoes, chopped finely, into the bowl.

Chop parsley very finely and add it to the bowl.

For the dressing, combine white wine vinegar and apricot white balsamic vinegar in a bowl.

Add ground cumin, salt, and black pepper to the dressing mixture.

Whisk the dressing ingredients together, then add olive oil and mix well.

Pour the dressing over the lentil mixture and toss to combine.

Cover the salad and refrigerate for at least a few hours before serving.

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