- prep: 20 min
- cook: 15 min
- total: 35 min
Summary
Spiced Herbed Lentil Salad with Avocado is a lip smacking salad infused with eastern flavors and loaded with protein, fiber, healthy fats and robust nutrients!
Ingredients
- 2 cups dried green lentils
- 1 1/2 cups diced grape tomatoes
- 1/2 cupped diced red bell pepper
- 1/2 cup diced English cucumber
- 1/2 cup chopped scallions
- 1/3 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 1/4 cup chopped mint
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 garlic cloves, grated
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika, adjust to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, adjust to taste
- 1/2 to 1 teaspoon pomegranate molasses (optional)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, adjust to taste
- Black pepper, to taste
- One avocado, peeled, pitted and diced
Instructions
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Nutrition
Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 1
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 2486 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 90 g 138.26%
- Saturated Fat: 15 g 77%
- Trans Fat: 0 g %
- Cholesterol: 20 mg 6.6%
- Sodium: 4589 mg 191.22%
- Calcium: 793 mg 79.31%
- Potassium: 6336 mg 181.03%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 38 mg 209.44%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 354 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 103 g 412.56%
- Sugar: 33 g
- Protein: 107 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 1 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 7 g
- Vitamin A 180.18%
- Vitamin C 350.38%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat12
- Exchange - Fruit5
- Exchange - NonFat Milk0
- Exchange - Other Carbs0
- Exchange - Starch16
- Exchange - Vegetables5
- Exchange - Lean Meat6
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total0 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total4 c
- MyPlate - Fruit0 c
- MyPlate - Dairy0 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total21 oz-eq