{"id":164,"date":"2019-03-08T15:39:06","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T02:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kalem92887712.wordpress.com\/2019\/03\/08\/lentil-taco-salad-bowl\/"},"modified":"2023-08-21T15:31:40","modified_gmt":"2023-08-21T03:31:40","slug":"lentil-taco-salad-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/2019\/03\/08\/lentil-taco-salad-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"Lentil taco salad bowl"},"content":{"rendered":"

#loveyourleftovers. This salad makes the perfect work lunch! Layer the salad with the leafy greens on top so they don\u2019t get crushed and the lentils in a separate container so you can heat them up and you\u2019re good to go!<\/em><\/p>\n

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Serves 2<\/p>\n

Ingredients<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lentils<\/p>\n

\u00bc onion, finely diced<\/p>\n

\u00bd carrot, grated<\/p>\n

\u00bd punnet mushrooms, thinly sliced<\/p>\n

\u00bd clove garlic, minced<\/p>\n

1 tsp cumin<\/p>\n

\u00bd tsp oregano<\/p>\n

1 tsp smoked paprika<\/p>\n

Pinch of chilli powder or flakes<\/p>\n

\u00be cup veggie stock<\/p>\n

\u00be can brown lentils, drained and rinsed<\/p>\n

\u00bd tomato, diced<\/p>\n

To serve<\/p>\n

1 cup frozen corn<\/p>\n

2 handfuls leafy greens, slaw or chopped lettuce<\/p>\n

\u00bd capsicum, diced<\/p>\n

\u00bd punnet cherry tomatoes, halved (or 1 tomato, diced)<\/p>\n

\u00bd avocado, diced<\/p>\n

\u00bd lemon or lime, cut into wedges<\/p>\n

Method<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. Bring a full kettle of water to the boil.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    2. Prep & cook lentils. Heat \u00bd tsp oil in a fry-pan on medium heat. Cook onion, carrot and mushrooms with a pinch of salt for 3\u20134 minutes, until beginning to soften. Add garlic, cumin, oregano, paprika, chilli and \u00bd tsp salt and cook for about 1 minute, until fragrant. Add stock, allow to bubble then add lentils and tomato. Cook a further 3 minutes, until heated through and liquid has evaporated slightly.<\/p>\n

    3. Cook corn. In a heat-proof bowl, cover corn with boiling water and allow to cook for about 2 minutes. Drain well and season.<\/p>\n

    4. Prep serving ingredients.<\/p>\n

    5. Assemble bowls. Fill bowls with greens, corn, lentils, capsicum, tomatoes and avocado. Squeeze over lemon\/lime and season with salt and pepper.<\/p>\n

    Tip, add some shredded cooked chicken, feta cheese or lite sour cream for a little protein booster.<\/p>\n

    Nutritional Info (per serve)
    \n<\/em><\/strong>Energy (kJ): 1438
    \nEnergy (Cal): 344
    \nCarbohydrate (g): 36.3
    \nProtein (g): 13.5
    \nFat (g): 13.9
    \nSaturated Fat (g): 2.0
    \nSugars (g): 8.1<\/p>\n

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    #loveyourleftovers. This salad makes the perfect work lunch! Layer the salad with the leafy greens on top so they don\u2019t get crushed and the lentils in a separate container so you can heat them up and you\u2019re good to go! Serves 2 Ingredients Lentils \u00bc onion, finely diced \u00bd carrot, grated \u00bd punnet mushrooms, thinly […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2385,2377,2384,2374],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-dinner","category-freshstart","category-lunch","category-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=164"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20968,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/164\/revisions\/20968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.myfoodbag.co.nz\/explore\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}