It's that time of the year when my health craze really kicks in to the fullest - winter is starting to leave us (FINALLY) and spring is coming! Spring always is such a health motivator for me. Now that it's warming up I'm more interested in fresh, cool recipes instead of warm comfort foods. That being said, I am a total salad girl and am always looking into new recipes. Crazy how many possibilities there are - salad is most definitely NOT boring!
Lentils, in case you weren't aware, are a variety of bean. They range in size and colour, from red/oranges, to greens, to beiges to blacks. The amount of time they take to cook is solely dependant on size - normally 10-40 minutes. Lentils have the 3rd most amount of protein of any legume/nut which I found very interesting, especially since being vegetarian I'm always on the hunt for all the protein I can get!
I feel as though this recipe is pretty based on preferences, in terms of the amount of each ingredient you put in, so it's totally up to you. You can also swap and substitute as you please!
This recipe is vegan and for 1 serving, approximately 1 cup, it comes to 280 calories with 7g of fat (11%) 10g of protein and 20% of your iron serving.
INGREDIENTS:
- whole grain brown rice
- green lentils
- mandarin oranges
- cranberries
- almonds
- oil of choice - I used canola
- lime juice
- cider vinegar
- salt & pepper to taste
Basically, you just kind of mix everything up! (after necessary cooking of the rice, of course)
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