Lentil Quinoa Salad

This delicious Lentil Quinoa Salad is loaded with complete protein, fiber, antioxidants, magnesium, zinc, folate, vitamin B6, iron (which helps with the production of serotonin and lowers cortisol). It’s also a great meal to help improve your gut microbiome.

The best way to eat for hormonal balance is to incorporate lots of clean proteins, healthy fats, antioxidant-rich vegetables, and healing herbs.

Lentil Quinoa Salad:

1 cup cooked green lentils
1 cup cooked red quinoa
1/2 cup cooked beets
1 English cucumber
1/3 cup finely chopped red onion
2 tomatoes
1/2 bunch of curly parsley
6 mint leaves
1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese

Dressing:

1/2 cup olive oil
1 lemon 
2 Tbsp dijon mustard
2 Tbsp honey
2 garlic cloves, minced
salt and pepper, to taste

INSTRUCTIONS
Finely diced cucumber. Peel and finely chop the red onion, finely diced tomato, and finely dice cooked beets, Wash, dry, and destalk parsley and mint and chop extra finely.

Add cooked red quinoa, add cooked drained lentils ( I used Trader Joe’s already cooked lentils), chopped vegetables, herbs, as well as crumbled feta to a large salad bowl.

Prepare the dressing by adding olive oil, juice of 1 lemon, minced garlic, dijon mustard, and honey to a sealable container and shake.

Pour as much dressing as you’d like over your lentil salad and mix well. Try the salad to see if it needs more salt and pepper. Enjoy!

You can refrigerate this salad for up to 4 days.