When I saw Aldi were selling little sprouters for $5, I thought it was high time I delved into the world of sprouting. I think I grew sprouts as a kid with a jar and some cheesecloth, but I’ve never tried sprouting anything else. I wasn’t entirely convinced it was necessary, and it looked a bit too fiddly.
Well I still mostly feel that way, but this sprouter contraption thingy is pretty easy to use! Soak a bunch of lentils in water overnight, pop them in the top of this thing and pour water over them 2-3 times a day. After three days or so, you’ve got crunchy sprouty lentils! And they taste pretty awesome. I remember texting my friend and telling her they weren’t going to even make it to the salad at the rate I was going.
Do you sprout? Do you have a sprouter? Do you prefer cooked lentils? Do you like salads? Who are you? What’s your name? Too many questions…
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Crunchy sprouted lentils, smooth feta, and tangy lemon come together to make an epic summer salad.
Ingredients
- 4 cups sprouted lentils
- 1 Large Lemon, (zest and juice)
- 2–3 tablespoons Apple cider vinegar
- 2–3 tablespoons Flaxseed oil
- salt and pepper
- 1 cup grape tomatoes, halved
- 150g feta cheese, crumbled (Danish feta is good in this salad)
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
- 80g tasty cheese, cubed (no real measurement for this, just whatever you want!))
- 1/2 Small lebanese cucumber, diced
- 1/2 Small red capsicum, diced
- 2 tablespoons pepitas
Instructions
- Combine lentils with the lemon zest, juice, apple cider vinegar, flaxseed oil, salt and pepper. Try not to eat it all.
- Mix in the rest of the ingredients, checking dressing level – add more lemon juice or flaxseed oil, if needed.
- Eat! This salad is great freshly made, or nice and cold from the fridge.
Keywords: lentil salad, lemony lentil salad, sprouted lentils
Thanks so much for hosting!
You’re welcome, as always!
Love sprouts and i love to grow my own x
You are a clever girl x
Ooohhh sprouting! This is on my to-do list! $5 bucks, bargain..
I know! I can’t resist that kind of deal 🙂
I bought my Dad a sprouted for Christmas, it was more then $5 though! I will tell him to sprout lentils
They’re so good. Like, ridiculously good.
Because I’m a bit excitable I will have the first link-up ready to go on the 6th of January! Don’t look at my site right now though the whole thing is down 🙁
Thanks so much for passing the torch to me Stacey and for running the link for the last two years, amazing!
I’m off to look for a sprouter!
YAY!
Thanks for hosting for all this time Stacey! Your linkup has introduced me to so many great blogs (and food!). Hope all the Melbourne moving stuff is going smoothly!
It’s going… slowly, but surely!
I bought the same one Stacey and grow heaps I love them xx
I can’t see the recipe! Do I have to click somewhere?