Vegan: Fiesta Lentil Salad

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Fiesta Lentil Salad

 

Recipe By :Sonja Connor, R.D. & William Connor, M.D.

Serving Size : 14 Preparation Time :0:00

Categories : Legumes Salad

Vegan

 

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method

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1 1/2 cups uncooked lentils

4 cups water

2 onions -- sliced

8 whole cloves

2 bay leaves

2 cloves garlic -- crushed

1/2 teaspoon lite salt -- or less

1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

1/2 cup oil

2/3 cup red wine vinegar

1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce

2 cups chopped celery

1/2 cup chopped parsley

1/2 cup chopped onion

2 tomatoes -- cut in wedges

salad greens

 

In a large saucepan combine lentils, water, onion slices, cloves, bay leaves,

garlic salt, and 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce.

 

Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer, covered, 30 minutes, until lentils are

tender. Drain. Add oil, vinegar and remaining 1/2 teaspoon Tabasco sauce.

 

Mix well and cool. After chilling, add celery, parsley and onions. Cover and

chill several hours. Turn into a bowl lined with cold greens or onto individual

serving plates lined with lettuce. Garnish each serving with tomato wedges.

 

Serving size: 1/2 cup.

 

Source:

" The New American Diet "

S(Formatted by):

" N. Braswell, Nov-17-2001 "

Yield:

" 7 cups "

 

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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 168 Calories; 9g Fat (44.5% calories from

fat); 7g Protein; 18g Carbohydrate; 9g Dietary Fiber; 0mg Cholesterol; 109mg

Sodium. Exchanges: 1 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Lean Meat; 1/2 Vegetable; 1 1/2 Fat; 0

Other Carbohydrates.

 

Serving Ideas : Try as a stuffing for tomatoes.

 

NOTES : I found this recipe on the back of a bag of Fiesta Lentils, originally

titled " Lentil Salad " . I appended 'Fiesta' in order to distinguish it from the

multitude of other lentil salads around. - N.B.

Nutr. Assoc. : 3920 0 0 0 0 0 1326 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3600