Puy lentil salad with beetroot & walnuts
Walnuts make a tasty addition to this vegan salad and are a source of plant compounds called polyphenols which guard against inflammation
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                                Prep:5 mins 
 No cook
- Serves 2
- Easy
Nutrition per serving
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                            kcal 495
- 
                            fat 27g
- 
                            saturates 3g
- 
                            carbs 38g
- 
                            sugars 0g
- 
                            fibre 15g
- 
                            protein 18g
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                            salt 0.6g
Ingredients
- ½ the lentil base from the puy lentils with salmon (recipe below)
- 2 cooked beetroots (160g), halved and sliced
- 8 walnut halves , roughly chopped
- 4 tbsp mint , roughly chopped
- 2 handfuls of rocket
- balsamic vinegar , for drizzling
Method
- Tip half of the leftover lentil base from our seared salmon recipe into two bowls or lunch containers and top with the beetroot, walnuts, mint and rocket. 
- Just before eating, drizzle with the balsamic vinegar and toss together. 
 
     
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                             
                 
                    


 
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
             
            