I’m going to be real, Thanksgiving kind of wiped me out.
I’ve just been sleeping and eating and sleeping more on repeat. Definitely not complaining though!
Although all the leftovers have been good, I’m ready to get back to my routine.
(Well at least once I get back to school)
((The mashed potatoes are really good, okay?))
This salad is the perfect reset after a weekend of eating things that seemingly all contain massive amounts of cream, cheese, and/or cream cheese.
It’s super easy to make, so your food-fatigued body doesn’t have to do much work. Plus, it’s really good for you.
This healthy and easy lentil salad combines chickpeas, tmatoes, cucumbers, and olives with herbs like basil, parsley, and dill as well as lentils for a delicious side or entrée!
I hope your Thanksgivings were all lovely! If you have a moment, read this short essay about the real foundations of Thanksgiving and how it relates to indigenous politics today. Let’s not forget our own history.
- ½ cup parsley, chopped
- 1 cup cooked lentils (about ⅓ cup dry)
- 1 tsp olive oil
- juice and zest of half a lemon
- ¼ cup diced cucumber (about ⅓ of a large cucumber)
- 4-6 grape tomatoes, halved
- 2 tsp dried dill
- 2-3 basil leaves, finely chopped
- 5-6 kalamata olives, sliced
- salt and pepper to taste
- Combine all ingredients and chill for about half an hour before serving!
such a pretty salad, easy and delicious! Love it 🙂
Thanks, Manali!
This looks so pretty! And I love how simple it is. Pinning so I can devour later.
Thank you!
So many pretty colors, which is both appealing to the eye and to health!! This is exactly what I need 🙂
Thanks!
I’m still pretty pooped from Thanksgiving, myself. Guess it’s good that it only comes around once per year so we have the full year to forget how much energy (and post feast gym time) it takes 😉 Loving this fresh and vibrant salad! Definitely the perfect way to get back on track after all the mashed potatoes.
Yes, so many potatoes…
Oh my this looks good! Exactly what the doctor ordered!!
Thanks, Annie!
Oh, I totally hear ya about Thanksgiving wiping you out…I feel the same! The only good part for us is that we traveled for Turkey Day, so we came home without any leftovers. (Not sure if that’s really a good thing, though b/c Thanksgiving leftovers are amazing!) But I still ate way too much, and I can most definitely get on board with this salad. It looks delicious! I love the way you added lentils in there…I never think about putting lentils on top of my salads.
Thanks! I love lentils in salads 🙂
Thanksgiving totally wiped me out too! I’m still tired and catching up from it!! haha Anywho! Lentil salads are the best! This looks wonderful!
Thanks!
Oh I am with you, Thanksgiving wiped me out too. Love this salad.
Thanks!
I hope you feeling better after a thanksgiving wipe out! And thank you for sharing the essay… very well written. It’s tragic how we rewrite history to how ‘we’ want it to be told. All the lies we learn, then pass on to the next generation. Ignorance is bliss, right? And it continues today…
This salad looks so nourishing and delicious, Medha! Just what I need after Thanksgiving and now! Thank you for sharing my dear.
Thanks, Traci!
Have not a shadow of a doubt that the culturally accepted history of the first Thanksgiving is entirely off the mark – as usual, violence and displacement is the reality and continues to be the reality for too many of the worlds indigenous people.
But THANK YOU for reminding us of this fact! As an Australian, it begins to seem like no sane , intelligent or compassionate voice is left in Trumps America.
Oh, and the salad is delicious and super easy!
Hugs.
Thank you for your comment, Julie ! Rational thought is still here and shouting loud 🙂