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High-Protein Lentil Salad to Burn Fat Naturally

Cooked lentils toss with cucumber, tomato, and red onion in a lemony cumin dressing for a hearty salad.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cooked green or brown lentils drained and cooled
  • 1 cup cucumber diced
  • 1 cup tomatoes diced
  • 1/4 cup red onion finely chopped
  • 2 tablespoons fresh parsley chopped
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice freshly squeezed
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  • to taste salt and black pepper

Instructions

  1. Cook lentils until tender but not mushy, then drain and let cool.
  2. In a mixing bowl, combine lentils, cucumber, tomatoes, and red onion.
  3. Add olive oil, lemon juice, cumin, salt, and pepper.
  4. Toss everything together until well mixed.
  5. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve chilled or at room temperature.