Lentil and Quinoa Arugula Salad
This salad is filled with a lot of foods that will make you actually feel really good after you eat them. This would make a great pre-workout meal.
Ingredients
5 oz arugula
2 cups cherry tomato(es) (halved)
1/3 cup pumpkin seeds (raw)
¾ cup lentils (green) (cooked as per package)
1 cup quinoa (cooked as per package)
1 tsp balsamic
2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
¼ tsp dulse
½ tsp black pepper
pesto
2 oz basil (fresh) (chopped)
4 cloves garlic (peeled & pressed)
1 large lemon (juiced)
¼ cup pine nuts (raw)
2 Tbsp olive oil (optional – I left out)
¼ tsp dulse
4 Tbsp water
Instructions
- Gather your ingredients.
- Cook lentils and quinoa as per package. After cooked, set aside and let cool.
- Prepare and measure pesto ingredients.
- Place all pesto ingredients into your VitaMixer (blender) and blend well.
- Remove pesto from blender into a small bowl. Add red wine vinegar, balsamic, dulse, and black pepper to pesto and stir. Set aside.
- Rinse arugula and cut tomato(es).
- Add arugula and tomato(es) into large bowl.
- Add quinoa, rinsed lentils, and pesto to arugula and tomato(es) and mix well.
- Add pumpkin seeds and give it one last stir and serve.
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