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Looking for an easy vegetarian lunch recipe that's full of delicious flavor and filling as well? Check out our yummy sesame lentil salad recipe!

Are you looking for delicious vegetarian recipe that is filling and easy to make. Look no more, Try this Sesame Lentil Salad recipe seasoned with my favorite vegan product: Blue Dragon Sesame Oil. I am not vegetarian nor is my family. But during my annual check up, I discovered a high cholesterol level that needed to be addressed. It is not alarming but to be cautious, I had to take some measures.

One of the doctors’ recommendations was to reduce my intake of red meat.  I had to make some changes to my diet. So I started looking for vegetarian recipes that are easy to make and also filling. Nothing better than lentils to fulfill both needs! I never considered lentils in a salad until I stumbled on this Blue Dragon sesame lentil salad recipe. It sounded delicious and super easy to make.

Easy Sesame Lentil Salad Recipe

Ingredients

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  • 500g green lentils
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 6cm fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 garlic cloves, crushed
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 2 tbsp Blue Dragon Sesame Oil
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • seasoning (salt & pepper)
  • 1/2 red onion, finely diced
  • 250g cherry tomatoes
  • 3 tbsp natural yogurt (if you want to make this a vegan recipe, omit the yogurt)

Make this easy vegetarian recipe

  1. Cook the lentils as per the pack instructions (rinse well, boil lentils:1 part lentils, 2 parts water) until al dente. Rinse and drain. Add the olive oil and stir thoroughly.
  2. Meanwhile make the dressing. Peel and finely chop the ginger and garlic. Pound to paste in a pestle and mortar. Add the juice of one lemon. Add the sesame oil, sugar and salt. Stir well.
  3. Finely chopped the red onion. Chop the baby tomatoes in half. Add to the lentils.
  4. Add the dressing and mix until the lentils are well-coated. Finally, add the natural yogurt and stir well.

 

What a delicious and refreshing spring salad recipe. I enjoyed every bit of it and so did my husband. I stored it in air tight container in the fridge for 2 days. It stayed fresh and delicious. My vegetarian experience turned out great and I am going to repeat it with other Blue Dragon Canada vegan friendly products. Did you know that the following products are 100% vegan?

 

Looking for an easy vegetarian lunch recipe that's full of delicious flavor and filling as well? Check out our yummy sesame lentil salad recipe!

 

 

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Think of all the amazing vegan recipes you can make with all those yummy Blue Dragon products! You could make this delicious healthy stir-fry recipe by simply removing the shrimp! Every other part of it is vegan. You could also substitute the shrimp with tofu! The tofu will pick up all the yummy Szechuan Pepper Stir Fry Sauce!

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 Have you tried this easy Sesame Lentil Salad recipe before? What kind of delicious vegan recipe would you make with Blue Dragon products?

Disclosure

I am part of the Blue Dragon Canada ambassador program and I receive special perks as part of my affiliation with this group. The opinions on this blog are my own.

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About Olfa Turki

Olfa Turki is a chartered accountant, a wife and a mom! She loves cooking with the kids, biking, reading books and drinking lots of coffee! Olfa now balances her family life with ownership and backend administration of websites such as MyKidsGuide.com, DogVills.com, LoveYouWedding.com .

Comments

  1. Rosanne Robinson says

    This recipe sounds delicious, I can’t wait to try it, thx!

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  2. kathy downey says

    I love vegetarian meals like this.

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  3. Penni says

    I’m a longtime lentil fan and can’t wait to try this recipe! It sounds absolutely delicious!

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  4. Barb @ A Life in Balance says

    Thank you for contributing to Motivation Monday!

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  5. Trixie says

    Made this yesterday for lunch – and am eating leftovers today for lunch. So good – love the ginger & lemon. Thanks so much for sharing, it will definitely be a repeat recipe!

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  6. Evelyn Goettner says

    I love lentils! This dish looks so delicious! This would be a great easy summer dish!

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  7. Aisha Kristine Chong says

    Seems like easy to prepare and all healthy and yummy at the same time!

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  8. Heidi c. says

    The shrimp stir fry looks so fresh and delicious as does the yummy lentil salad.

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  9. Heather D. (@GirlGoneMom) says

    This looks fantastic. I love that it’s healthy too.

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  10. Farrah says

    This looks absolutely fabulous! I’ve never had a salad with lentils.

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  11. Amanda Love says

    We love lentils at our house and with a daughter who is a vegetarian, I just know that she’ll love this!

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  12. Veronica says

    That yummy lentil salad is calling my name! I will have to try it

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  13. Lisa Rios says

    Looks delicious! I never tried lentils in a salad. My husband loves vegetarian salads. Will have to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing.

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  14. Chrissy Mazzocchi says

    This looks wonderful! I am looking for healthy recipes to try out and this looks like a real winner 🙂

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  15. Judy Cowan says

    I have only ever had lentils in a soup, never thought about using them in a salad. Thanks for the recipe.

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  16. Rosey says

    You’re right there are so many great things that could be made w/the Blue Dragon products. The lentil salad sounds really good too.

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  17. Crystal says

    I love new recipes and trying different things like the lentil dish, I thin it would be something that I would enjoy and be great as a side in the summer! Also, your shrimp stir fry makes me drool, you can’t beat shrimp!

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  18. Pam says

    This looks fabulous and so very healthy. I would absolutely love that salad. I will have to give it a try.

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  19. celebbabylaundry says

    Lentils are so amazing, what a great salad to try!

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  20. Stephanie says

    That shrimp stir fry is out of this world. YUM!

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  21. Theresa says

    I have not tried this dressing before. I would absolutely love to give it a go on that stir-fry though!

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  22. Lois Alter Mark says

    I bet my husband and daughter would love this. They’re both vegetarians and are always looking for new dishes.

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  23. paula schuck says

    I love lentils! I use them in a lot of recipes, especially in the crockpot. I would try this for sure.

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  24. Lady Lilith says

    This looks really nice an protein filled. I like the flavor that sesame oil gives.

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  25. Jenn says

    This looks soooo good! Lentils are actually something my kids LOVE! I am always looking for new ways to serve them up!

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  26. Fariha @Canadianmomeh.com says

    These salads look great. We have lentils at least once a week but rarely ever in salad form.

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  27. Liz Mays says

    I love vegetarian meals like this. I need to try this out. I need veggie meals like this for when the meat-eaters aren’t at my house!

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  28. Kristen from The Road to Domestication says

    I’ve never had lentils in a salad before, only in a soup! It looks amazing, though! So does that stir fry!

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  29. Robin (Masshole Mommy) says

    That sounds like a wonderful lunch! I am going to pick up the stuff to make this.

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  30. Pam says

    My daughter eats mainly vegetarian. She would love this lentil salad.

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  31. Ashley Gill says

    I’ve never done lentils before. I think I might give this a try to see what I think. Pinning for later use!

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  32. aimee fauci says

    I have never seen or tasted a lentil. This dish looks fabulous and so healthy.

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