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A light sweet and spicy summer or winter salad.
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Recipe type: Salad
Cuisine: Indian
Serves: 2-4
Ingredients
  • ½ cucumber, chopped finely
  • 250 grams cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 5-6 radish, chopped finely
  • ½ red onion, chopped finely
  • 1 cup blueberries
  • 500 grams brown lentils, drained and washed
  • 2 green chilies, chopped finely (optional)
  • ½ tbsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tsp fennels seeds
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • oil for roasting
  • Cilantro for garnish
Ingredients for chili- lime dressing
  • juice from one lime
  • ½ tsp red chili powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 150°C/300°F.
  2. Place the tomatoes halved side up and sprinkle the cumin and fennel seeds over. Add salt and pepper to taste and roast in the oven for 45 minutes.
  3. Take out and set aside to cool completely.
  4. In a bowl, add all the the other ingredients and toss to mix.
  5. For the dressing mix all ingredients and mix well.
  6. Add the roasted tomatoes to the lentil mix and pour the dressing on top. Toss to combine.
Notes
If you can't find canned lentils, soak brown lentils (1 cup) preferably overnight. Wash and drain and use as per recipe above.
In place of the blueberries you can add any other berries of your choice.
Recipe by Food Fashion Party at https://www.foodfashionparty.com/2016/03/17/3189/