Healthy Recipes Ingredients Healthy Bean Recipes Healthy Lentil Recipes Easy Lentil Salad Be the first to rate & review! This easy lentil salad is a great salad to have around for a quick lunch for work or home. You can buy precooked lentils to cut down on prep time or easily cook your own at home. By Pam Lolley Pam Lolley Pam Lolley is a recipe tester and developer with Dotdash Meredith Food Studios. She received her Bachelor of Science degree from Mississippi University for Women in elementary education with a minor in psychology. After graduation she taught for a couple of years, but decided to follow her true passion of baking. She began a personal baking business, which led to a catering company. Pam started developing and testing recipes for the Southern Living Magazine Test Kitchen in 2003. She has developed several of the white Christmas cakes which grace the magazine's cover every December, as well as several other dessert recipes that have been cover-worthy. She has been in the test kitchens now for over 18 years. In her spare time, she loves spending time with her family, traveling, reading and, believe it or not, loves to cook and bake at home! EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Updated on April 22, 2024 Tested by EatingWell Test Kitchen Tested by EatingWell Test Kitchen The EatingWell Test Kitchen is comprised of a group of culinary professionals who develop and test our recipes. Our recipes go through a rigorous process, which includes testing by trained recipe testers, using different equipment (e.g., gas and electric stoves) and a variety of tools and techniques to make sure that it will really work when you make it at home. Testers shop major supermarkets to research availability of ingredients. Finally, a Registered Dietitian reviews each recipe to ensure that we deliver food that's not only delicious, but adheres to our nutrition guidelines as well. Learn more about our food philosophy and nutrition parameters. 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EatingWell's Editorial Guidelines Rate PRINT Share Trending Videos Close this video player Photo: Jennifer Causey Active Time: 20 mins Total Time: 20 mins Servings: 4 Nutrition Profile: Nut-Free Dairy-Free Soy-Free Vegetarian Egg-Free Gluten-Free Jump to Nutrition Facts Ingredients 3 cups cooked brown lentils (see Tip) 3 medium celery stalks, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced 2 medium carrots, halved lengthwise and thinly sliced ½ cup chopped red bell pepper ½ cup chopped yellow bell pepper ¼ cup chopped scallion 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 ½ tablespoons white-wine vinegar 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard ½ teaspoon honey ½ teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground pepper ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil Directions Gently stir lentils, celery, carrots, red bell pepper, yellow bell pepper and scallion together in a large bowl; set aside. Whisk lemon juice, vinegar, mustard, honey, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Gradually whisk in oil until well combined. Gently stir the dressing into the lentil mixture. Serve at room temperature or cover and refrigerate until ready to serve (up to 5 days). To make ahead Cover and refrigerate for up to 5 days. Originally appeared: EatingWell.com, April 2021 Rate It Print Nutrition Facts (per serving) 324 Calories 15g Fat 36g Carbs 14g Protein Show Full Nutrition Label Hide Full Nutrition Label Nutrition Facts Servings Per Recipe 4 Serving Size about 1 1/4 cups Calories 324 % Daily Value * Total Carbohydrate 36g 13% Dietary Fiber 13g 46% Total Sugars 7g Protein 14g 28% Total Fat 15g 19% Saturated Fat 2g 10% Vitamin A 5905IU 118% Sodium 397mg 17% Potassium 783mg 17% Nutrition information is calculated by a registered dietitian using an ingredient database but should be considered an estimate. * Daily Values (DVs) are the recommended amounts of nutrients to consume each day. Percent Daily Value (%DV) found on nutrition labels tells you how much a serving of a particular food or recipe contributes to each of those total recommended amounts. Per the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the daily value is based on a standard 2,000 calorie diet. Depending on your calorie needs or if you have a health condition, you may need more or less of particular nutrients. (For example, it’s recommended that people following a heart-healthy diet eat less sodium on a daily basis compared to those following a standard diet.) (-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a special diet for medical reasons, be sure to consult with your primary care provider or a registered dietitian to better understand your personal nutrition needs. Powered by the ESHA Research Database © 2018, ESHA Research, Inc. All Rights Reserved