Description
A delicious salad meal packed with nutrients!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup black caviar lentils (, rinsed)
- 2 cups sliced strawberries
- 3 scallions
- 1 bunch kale
- 1/3 cup hazelnuts
- For the Orange Balsamic Dressing:
- 1 clove garlic
- Zest and juice from 1/2 an orange
- 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1/4 cup olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Place the hazelnuts on a baking sheet and bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool. Once the hazelnuts are cool enough to handle, use a clean dish towel to rub off the skins. After toasting the skins should be brittle and fall off easily. Coarsely chop the hazelnuts and set aside.
- In a medium saucepan combine lentils and 2 cups water. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook the lentils for 12-18 minutes until they have absorbed most of the water and are soft but not mushy. Drain lentils in a fine mesh colander and rinse with cold water until lentils are cold. Place in the bottom of a large bowl.
- Wash and thoroughly dry the kale. Cut into bite size pieces and place in the bowl with the lentils. Slice the scallions into 1/4 inch pieces. Add scallions, hazelnuts, and strawberries to the bowl.
- To make the dressing, whisk together all of the dressing ingredients except the olive oil. Once all the ingredients are incorporated slowly drizzle in the olive oil while whisking constantly. This insures a creams emulsified dressing. Pour the dressing into the salad bowl and toss to coat completely. Serve.
Notes
For an alternate method of making the dressing, combine all the dressing ingredients in a mason jar. Screw on the lid and shake vigorously until all the ingredients are thoroughly combined.