On a random Friday night during quarantine, it hit me… an intense craving for a warm lentil hummus salad with cilantro, feta, tomatoes, peas, red onions, and yellow peppers. Don’t you hate it when you get those? 😉

Health Benefits of Lentils

  • Polyphenols – heart disease and cancer fighting properties
  • High protein – 18 grams of protein per cup
  • Iron – 6.6 milligrams of iron per cup
  • Fiber – 15.6 grams of fiber per cup
  • Calcium – 38 grams of calcium per cup
  • Folic acid – supports healthy hair growth and lowers risk of heart disease
  • Magnesium – good for promoting sleep and decreasing stress

The combination definitely worked and wanted to share in case anyone else has a similar craving for a nice big salad 🙂

Ingredients

  • Mixed salad greens
  • Cilantro
  • 1 cup of cooked green lentils
  • 1 cup of cooked peas
  • ¼ sliced red onion
  • ¼ diced yellow peppers
  • Cherry tomatoes
  • 2 tbsp of hummus
  • Feta

Directions

  1. Cook the lentils and peas.
  2. Slice the red onion, tomatoes, cilantro, and yellow peppers.
  3. Combine in salad bowl and top with hummus and feta to taste.

Salad with chopped veggies

Cooked lentils

Cooked peas

Warm Lentil Salad