Beet & Lentil Salad with French Mustard Dressing
Combine the goodness of beets, lentils, brown rice, and avocado lathered with French mustard dressing!
Ingredients
Salad dressing
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp smalll capers+ 1 tsp caper brine
- sea salt and black pepper
Salad ingredients
- 2 cups green Du Puy lentils
- 2 small red or orange roasted beet
- 1.5 cup cooked brown rice or other whole grain
- 5 cherry tomatoes
- 1/2 avocado diced
- arugula leaves
Instructions
Cook the brown rice
- Boil enough water to cover the brown rice and add a few inches above it.
- Cover and simmer for 30 mn. Turn of the heat and keep it covered.
- Let the rice cool down uncovered for 15 minutes.
Mustard dressing
- Combine the Dijon mustard, lemon juice, caper brine and mix well.
- Add the olive oil. Taste and add salt and pepper if needed.
Prepare the beets and lentils
- You can roast them whole or diced, bake them in some foil or steam them with a drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt.
- Boil enough water to cover the lentils and some more. Add some salt. Simmer the lentils for 15 minutes. Rinse and set aside to cool down.
Finish the salad
- Dice the avocado and onion.
- Cut the cherry tomatoes in halves.
- In a large salad bowl, combine the beets, lentils, rice, avocado, onion, and cherry tomatoes and mix.
- Add the dressing and mix well. Top with some arugula leaves or use them as a base for the salad.
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