Salad Recipe | Cheap and Easy Lentil Salad

A cheap and easy lentil salad. Makes a great side salad at dinner or a great lunch at work!

Ingredients

• ½ pound French green lentils, rinsed and drained
• 2 cups water
• 1 (15 ounce) can dark red kidney beans, drained and rinsed
• 1 (14 ounce) can corn, drained
• ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley, or to taste
• ⅓ cup olive oil
• ⅓ cup balsamic vinaigrette
• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Combine lentils and water in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cook lentils at a boil until tender, about 20 minutes; drain.
2. Mix kidney beans, corn, and parsley in a bowl; add lentils and gently stir.
3. Whisk olive oil, balsamic vinaigrette, sugar, salt, and black pepper together in a separate bowl; drizzle over lentil mixture and gently stir.
4. Cover bowl with plastic wrap; refrigerate until lentils are completely chilled, about 1 hour.

Nutrition Facts

• calories301.1
• carbohydrateContent37.1 g
• fatContent13 g
• fiberContent12.9 g
• proteinContent11.5 g
• saturatedFatContent1.7 g
• sodiumContent382.6 mg
• sugarContent4 g