Pimp up your salads with this refreshing and delicious quinoa lentil salad drenched in a tangy coriander dressing which is anything far from boring!

A cool salad

Change up your everyday mixed greens for this beautiful salad quinoa, lentils, rocket, flavoursome roasted red peppers, sweet plum tomatoes drenched with a refreshing tangy coriander dressing.

Having this at the heart of your dinner table will surely make sure you want to get excited to eat a salad!

Quinoa and lentil salad

This recipe is great as a side dish and can hold its own eaten alone. It’s hearty with the quinoa and lentils but also light and refreshing with the rocket, plum tomatoes and tangy coriander sauce.

This salad is bit of a superfood with all the goodies packed into it. Quinoa is a complete protein so this super grain mixed in with lentils that are high in protein and fibre own right means this dish can satiate you.

Refreshing ingredients

• Quinoa
• Lentils
• Rocket
• Roasted red pepper
• Plum tomatoes
• Coriander dressing

As long as you have some cooked lentils and quinoa this recipe is extremely quick to whip up. If you are having a dinner party serving this on a large serving dish will impress your guests.

A perfect salad hot or cold

This salad can be eaten warmed up or cold. It’s a great dish to have for lunch, with your dinner, great to take to work and even as a nice bright salad for a picnic. Just add the dressing when you’re ready to eat!

The main hero here is the coriander sauce. If you have any sauce left over you can marinate this sauce into chicken or fish. I always have a jar in my fridge and I add it on everything. It’s absolutely divine on just about anything!

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Quinoa and lentil salad with tangy coriander sauce (gluten free & vegan)

A not so boring lentil and quinoa salad with a deliciously addictive tangy herby sauce. A fun side dish served cold or warm.

Servings 4

Author hebaqaden

Ingredients

Quinoa and lentil salad

• 2 cups cooked quinoa
• 1 cup cooked lentils
• Large handful rocket (2 cups)
• 1/2 cup chopped roasted red peppers
• 3/4 cup chopped plum or cherry tomatoes
• Juice of half lemon
• 1 cup tangy herb sauce

Herby sauce

• 1 cup coriander
• 1/2 cup parsley
• 2 garlic cloves (more or less depends on how garlicky you like your dishes)
• 1 whole lemon (juice)
• 1/3 cup avocado mayonnaise (more if you like very creamy) OR either: regular mayo, extra virgin olive oil* or greek yogurt
• 1/4 teaspoon sea salt or more depending on taste
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon honey optional - for sweetness.

Instructions

Coriander sauce

1. Add everything in a blender and blitz until very smooth. Store in fridge until ready to serve.

Quinoa and lentil salad

1. In a bowl add everything except the sauce and mix gently.

2. Once fully mixed add 3/4 of the sauce. Mix once again and taste, add lemon juice at this point if needed or extra salt and pepper.

3. Plate up on a nice serving dish and add the remaining 1/4 of the sauce as soon as serving.

Recipe Notes

*If you are using olive oil then ignore the extra 1 tablespoon in the recipe and just use 1/4 cup olive oil.