Mediterranean Grilled Vegetable Salad with Lentils

Serves: 6–8

Source: Adapted from Lentils For Every Season, Volume 7

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 2 red peppers
  • 2 zucchini
  • 3 cobs corn
  • 1 cup cooked green lentils
  • ⅓ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • ⅓ cup crumbled feta
  • salt and freshly ground pepper

Vinaigrette

  • ½  cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup balsamic vinegar
  • 2 tsp grainy mustard
  • 1 tsp brown sugar

Instructions:

  1. Prepare quinoa according to package instructions.
  2. Soak the corn in cold water (with husks on) for 10 minutes.
  3. Toss the peppers and zucchini with some olive oil.
  4. Grill the peppers, zucchini, and corn (husks on). Let cool and chop.
  5. Add the vegetables, quinoa, lentils, parsley and feta to a serving bowl.
  6. Prepare the vinaigrette and add to the serving bowl. Toss to coat and serve.