Cauliflower Lentil Tabbouleh-style Salad

Cauliflower Lentil Tabbouleh-style Salad

There is no Christmas BBQ without a good crunchy salad. This Cauliflower Lentil Tabbouleh-style Salad pairs perfectly with BBQ marinades and sauces. It’s fresh, herby, crunchy, and packed with protein.

🍽 Serves 3-4

🕘 15-20 minutes

Ingredients:

• 1 ½ cups grated cauliflower

• 1 cup of diced cucumber

• 1 ½ cups of cooked brown lentils/1 can of lentils

• 1 ½ cups of diced tomatoes (3 tomatoes)

• ½ cup hemp hearts @hemp.nz Gifted

• 1 ½ cups chopped parsley

• 1 cup chopped mint

• ½ cup chopped spring onion

Dressing:

• 2 Tbsp hemp oil @hemp.nz Gifted

• 1 Tbsp avocado oil @avohaven Gifted

• Juice from ½ lemon

• 1 tsp grated lemon zest

• 1 clove of garlic minced (optional)

• 1 tsp salt

• ½ tsp pepper

Instructions:

1. If using dry lentils, cook them until tender and let them cool.

2. Prepare the ingredients: grate or dice cauliflower, and chop all vegetables and herbs.

3. To make the dressing: In a small bowl, whisk hemp oil, avo oil, lemon juice, grated lemon zest, minced garlic, salt, and pepper.

4. Assemble the bowl: place parsley, tomatoes, cauliflower, lentils, hemp hearts, mint, and spring onion.

5. Pour the dressing over the salad and mix until well combined.

6. Serve chilled.

7. Enjoy!

Notes: if you don't like raw cauliflower, you can blanch the florets.

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