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Protein-Packed Lentil & Quinoa Salad
25 min
Main
Salad
Servings
Total
25 minPrep
10 minCook
15 minContains
soy
sesame
Swap out
gluten
Free from
peanut
tree nut
Ingredients
Salad
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1 cup (100 g)frozen shelled edamame beans
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2½ cups (450 g)cooked brown lentils
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1red bell pepper, chopped
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3 cups (90 g)fresh spinach
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Dressing
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¼ cup (60 mL)water
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1 tsp (2 g)onion powder
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Make your own
Directions
- Cook the quinoa according to the package instructions.
- Soak the edamame in hot water while working through the remaining steps.
- Mix all of the dressing ingredients in a bowl until creamy.
- Drain the edamame and add all of the salad ingredients to a large bowl and toss to combine.
- Mix in the salad dressing when ready to serve, toss to combine, and enjoy!
Storage
- Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days.
- Store the sauce separately and combine only when ready to serve.
Let us know what you think
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Plate method
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Grains & Starches 23%
• uncooked quinoa
Proteins 39%
• frozen edamame in shell
• cooked brown lentils
• roasted pumpkin seeds
• tahini
Fruits & Veggies 38%
• red bell pepper
• fresh spinach
Calcium
No significant sources of calciumFat
• roasted pumpkin seeds
• tahini
Nutrition info
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Usually lunches I cook just for myself and pick recipes and eat. This one nourish feature suggested as per my requirements and am so happy it did it. It was quick and tasted great. I subsisted tahini with peanut butter.
Added 400g of edamame. And a bit more spinach. But this is one of my favorites!
Missed a bit of texture, but the taste is really nice. Am going to make it again as a side dish 👌🏻
Absolutely delicious and filling ❤️💃🏻
Tastes great!!😊
Next time, I'd wilt the spinach a bit by mixing it info everything while it was hot instead of waiting to later everything for lunch meal prep.
This was another great recipe. I made it with brown rice and peas (instead of edamame) as that’s all I had. It has a very satisfying savory/ sweet/ tangy taste. At first I thought the portion sizes were quite small for 4 people but it is actually very filling and was enough. I added the roasted sunflower seeds and it gave a nice crunch.
Best sauce ever. It’s rich and Flavorfull! I’ve done this salad twice and it’s so easy to make and yummy.
Simply in love with everything about this salad
What a lovely meal. Not heavy but this salad has a cozy aspect to it which is sutible for a summers day or a cool evening.
The dressing was a pass for me. I think it needed some lemon. I added dried cranberries and that saved the dish for me.
Love this!!
This recipe was DELICIOUS! I'm just starting to cook more and this was a great recipe to start with! It was a super fast and easy! ☺️
Simple, but delicious. I only had one tin of lentils so I added a tin of fava beans that I had sitting in my cupboard. Quick and easy to throw together.
Added a little maple syrup and green onions with squeeze of lemon
loved it
Very nice recipe but I used some simpler dressing second time I made it (olive oil, Balsamico, sweet mustard) since it was a bit too strong for me.
Simple, tasty, and very filling. 😊 I'll 100% make this again.
I feel I keep writing the same adjectives!
Awesome, super yummy!!!!
Love this salad! The flavours are awesome!! Perfect after a hard workout. I have this one rotating in my meal schedule. High in protein, so great for my muscles building!! And no tofu or plant based ‘meat’ since I don’t like the taste of it.
Heartwarming and great after a workout!
We loved this salad. Thank you for another delicious healthy wholesome and plant-based recipe!
Such a nourishing recipe. Substituted tahini as I am highly allergic and used cashew butter instead. Worked just as well! My family and I loved it and will continue to meal prep it throughout the week!
Loved this recipe! I tried it tonight and it was delicious. I usually find it hard to finish salads, as I kind of “get tired” of eating voluminous (though not necessarily filling) meals. This one, however, was great.
Also, I didn’t have tahini, but I did have a couple tablespoons of hummus laying in the fridge so… I made that swap. Super good.
I am not typically a salad person, but this one is delicious! A perfect summer meal.
This was very good and I'll make it again. I love how large the portion sizes are. The tahini dressing makes the whole dish, for sure. I wasn't really in the mood for edamame so I left that out and added a whole cucumber to make up the difference in volume. Still delicious with that modification.
I am a crazy picky eater. As in I pretty much lived off of dairy before going vegan and this is probably the only salad I’ve ever tried that I actually genuinely like. The dressing is perfection and my husband tells me the dressing goes really well with pasta salad as well.
Infinitas gracias por compartir tu sabiduría.
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This salad is really delicious and easy to make! I added cucumber and replaced spinach with Swiss chard. The dressing was heavenly.
Delicious and easy to make!
This is so tasty and filling, but the dressing is like something from a restaurant. I just love the quality and thought that goes into these recipes. I have found nothing like this anywhere else. Thank you
This is a great recipe to make when you have leftover lentils/grains from meal prep. Throw everything together in a bowl and you have an instant nourishing meal!
LOVE this salad! I've made it at least 10x now. So tasty and filling. 😊
I love the new site. It's so cool that we can change serving sizes! Makes calculation that much easier.
Could someone please let me know the quantity of uncooked (and unsoaked) brown lentils and raw quinoa?
Dear PUL Team, you made me fall in love with nourishment (and edamame). This recipe is great! Super easy to make too. Thanks!
This is a winner salad, for sure! I loved it.
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It's so tasty and versatile! I love it. It was my first time using tahini and I can say that it was a success! Lots of love!