Spring Lentil Bowl
4 servings
25 minutes
Good for quality protein and fibre
About this Recipe
I love being able to vary this salad according to what greens are available seasonally and also flexibility on toppings – goat cheese, nuts and seeds – what’s yours?!
Ingredients
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1 cup coral whole (coral) lentils (these keep their shape really well)
1 cup quinoa
juice of half a lemon
2 spring onions finely chopped
100g broad beans (frozen work well here too) or 50:50 with frozen peas too
100g feta cheese, crumbled
Fresh herbs – mint should be available and adds wonderful flavour
4 tbsps green pesto (either bought or my recipe)
4 tbsps extra virgin olive oil
Salt and Pepper
- Seasonal asparagus is a lovely addition!
Instructions
- Cook the coral lentils until tender – about 15-20 minutes simmering either in salted water or use a nice chicken or vegetable stock. (whole lentils hold their shape well). Drain and set aside to cool. At the same time
- At the same time cook a batch of quinoa – save time and cook double so you have a batch in the fridge for other recipes. Pop the quinoa in a pan over heat and toast gently shaking it for 2 mins. Add twice the volume of cold water. It will bubble up. Cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Remove from the heat and leave, covered, for a further 10 minutes.
- Cook the broad beans (and peas) and plunge straight into cold water so they keep their colour.
- Mix the lentils, beans, chopped herbs, and spring onions together. Add the lemon juice & olive oil and season to taste.
- Partly mix through the green pesto and drizzle over some extra virgin olive oil.
- Steam the asparagus (if using) lightly for 8 minutes until tender and serve on the side. Stir through crumbled feta and add extra mint on the top.
Sourcing Ingredients
Hodmedods are great for British pulses and beans all farmed with nature in mind! It’s easy on the wallet to buy them dried and in bulk – even better – no plastic wrapping!
Nutrition
- This is a fabulous recipe for getting that all important plany variety to nurture our gut health!
- All these grains are a brilliant source of B Vitamins which help us to get energy from our food too.
- Lentils and pulses are a great source of protein and adding peas into this recipe means that this supplies all the essential amino acids we need.
