Shrinking Stella

It is official, we have entered the summer BBQ and pot luck season.. so I have  started to come up with this year’s new salads. Hope everyone has a wonderful Memorial Day weekend, don’t forget to hug a veteran or soldier.

This one is pretty good, last year I was hooked on garbanzo bean salad so this year I thought I would try lentils..

Summer Lentil Salad

• 1 lb of steamed lentils (Trader Joe’s sells them already steamed)
• 8 oz of beets ~ diced
• ½ diced onion
• 1 seedless cucumber ~ diced
• 1 cup of grape tomatoes ~ diced
• 1 cup of fresh green beans diced and blanched

Dressing:

• Juice of one lemon
• 2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
• 1 teaspoon garlic
• Salt & Pepper
• 1/3 cup olive oil

Combine all the salad items in a large bowl. Make the dressing, in a small bowl put the lemon juice, vinegar and spices then drizzle in the olive oil while whisking. Pour dressing over salad and refrigerate for an hour to let the flavors combine. Can be served with feta cheese as a topping.