Add this lentil salad recipe to your lunch rotation ASAP! Packed with fresh veggies, olives, and feta, it's super flavorful and great for meal prep.
Lentil Salad Recipe Ingredients
Here’s what you’ll need to make this lentil salad recipe: Lentils, of course! I like to use French lentils for this salad. They hold their shape nicely when cooked, and they don’t get mushy like brown or red lentils do.
Grape tomatoes – I love their sweet flavor and juicy texture in this salad. Any type of cherry or grape tomatoes will work here, but I think yellow ones are especially pretty.
Cucumbers and radishes – For crunch.
Red onion – For sharp, savory flavor.
Lacinato kale – I always like to sneak greens into lunch salads when I can. I use kale here because it holds up well under the dressing even when I make this salad in advance.
Savory Green Olives – They add delicious briny flavor. Not a green olive person? Feel free to use Savory Kalamata Olives instead.
Feta cheese – For saltiness and tang.
The dressing – It’s a zingy combo of Savory HANN Extra Virgin Olive Oil, fresh lemon juice, garlic, Dijon mustard, salt, and pepper. To add complexity to the salad, I also mix in ground cumin and either Italian seasoning or za’atar. Use whichever you keep in your pantry.
And fresh mint and parsley – For cooling, aromatic flavor.
Whisk together the dressing ingredients at the bottom of a large bowl.
Then, add the salad ingredients on top. Toss to coat and season to taste.
That’s it!
