Summer lentil salad

Ingredients

For the salad:

• 1 x can of organic brown lentils, drained and rinsed

• 1 x cucumber, diced

• 1 red onion, diced

• 1/2 punnet of cherry tomatoes, halved

• 1/4 cup chopped parsley

• 100g of organic rocket

• Organic feta (optional) - I used Barambah Organics

• Avocado would also be a great addition but I didn’t have any at the time!

For the dressing:

• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil

• 2 tbsp lemon juice + about 2 tsp of lemon zest

• 1 tsp dijon mustard

• 1 clove of garlic, minced

• Salt and pepper

Method

• Place rocket, lentils, tomato, cucumber, red onion and parsley in bowl and combine.

• Place all dressing ingredients in a jar and shake well.

• Drizzle the dressing over the salad ingredients and toss well. Crumble over some feta.

• Enjoy for lunch/dinner, paired with a source of adequate protein.