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Herbed Green Lentil Salad with Roasted Beets and Walnuts

Name: Herbed Green Lentil Salad with Roasted Beets and Walnuts
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 3 medium beets, scrubbed; 1 cup green lentils, rinsed; 3 cups water; 1/4 cup chopped walnuts, toasted; 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley; 2 tbsp chopped fresh mint; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 clove garlic, minced; salt and pepper

Earthy green lentils tossed with roasted beets, toasted walnuts, parsley and mint in a garlicky dressing.

Servings

4 servings

Prep

15 min

Cook

35 min

Roasting beets brings out their natural sweetness, which pairs beautifully with earthy green lentils, toasted walnuts, and a generous handful of fresh parsley and mint in this Middle Eastern-inspired salad. A simple garlic-vinegar dressing ties it all together.

This recipe is tagged for fertility-supportive eating because lentils and beets bring plant protein, fiber, iron, and folate, nutrients commonly emphasized in fertility-focused nutrition guidance, and there's no added sugar anywhere in the dressing. It's a hearty vegan salad that holds up well as leftovers.

Ingredients

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Where to find these ingredients

These ingredients are common at Middle Eastern grocers; a well-stocked international supermarket usually carries them too.

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