The Pardina lentil, also known as 'Spanish Brown', has a distinctive nutty flavor, and it holds its shape well after being cooked, making it perfect for salads.
Easy to prepare, delicious, and hearty, this salad is substantial enough to work as a complete meal, but also great as a healthy side dish with some chicken or seafood.
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- Preheat the oven to 200C/400F. Place diced purple potato cubes in a baking tray. Toss with 1 tablespoon of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Roast for 30 minutes until tender.
- Bring 500-ml water to boil in a saucepan. Add in pardina lentils. Return to boil, reduce heat and simmer until tender, approximately 20 minutes. Drain.
- Add in roasted purple potatoes, chopped kale, snow peas, onion, garlic and cherry tomatoes. Drizzle with the rest of the olive oil and apple cider vinegar. Toss and season to taste. Enjoy it right away!
66 comments:
Look beautiful Angie !
We love lentils here ♡♡♡
Colourful, healthy and filling salad. I love purple potato sweet drink (tong sui).
I am always amazed by yor beautiful and healthy dishes!
Have never had pardina lentils, but then I've never been much of a lentil fan because I've always found them tasteless and mushy. Love how you describe these as nutty and able to keep their shape. Might just have to give lentils another try because your salads looks great!
A beautiful salad! I love lentils.
Cheers,
Rosa
Lentils yummy! And so healthy :)
All that I love about is in this salad.
Such a pretty salad, Angie! Love the lentils in here, hearty, healthy and delicious!
I'd make this my lunch! SO yummy. I usually use French green lentils, but I'll see if I can spot those brown pardina lentils locally. It's been way too long since I've made a lentil salad.
Hi Angie, what a beautiful delicious and colorful salad. I bet the apple cider vinegar gave this meal a nice punch. I usually keep a container of lentils around and add them to salads, eggs and toast. Hope you are having a great week.
I love this Angie it's not just Healthy but beautiful too I love all the colors.
I’m definitely going to be trying this for a nice healthy lunch!
Purple potatoes are my favorite! Plus, I've been on quite the lentil kick lately - so this salad sounds perfect!
This is an absolutely beautiful salad Angie! I want this for lunch today!
I am yet to try purple potatoes - I need to get my hands on some. Love all the colours in this salad.
I've never had pardina lentils before. The salad looks delicious!
Angie, beautiful! Love lentils. Will look for that variety, especially good for salads.
I love lentils, but they don't get enough love, so thank you for fixing that by sharing this gorgeous salad! I'm seriously smitten over here! Love the colors and the flavors! This is just fantastic, Angie!! Cheers! :)
I love lentil salads; I love lentils, I like the taste, the texture, they are great for your digestive system and full of vitamins and minerals. Lentils are my super food :) Great Salad Angie; I’m going to make it this weekend.
Love the colors and flavors of this dish. I love eating lentils and I've been reminding myself to make it for dinner one night soon. The pairing with purple potato and tomatoes sounds delicious! It's light and hearty at the same time.
I love lentils but I don't think I've ever made a salad with them! What a gorgeous combination of colors in your lovely salad, Angie!
Such a lovely colourful salad for this time of the year, really puts a spring in your step.
Another healthy salad from you Angie. Really need to have this after all the sinful goodies from CNY!
Love lentils! Use them a lot in soup, but they're SO good in salads, too. Wonderful dish -- thanks.
What a pretty, colorful, delicious and healthy looking filling salad, Angie. We are a lentils loving family, so I can tell we will love this.
Dear Angie, you definitely get the award for the most colorful and appealing dishes! Love lentils and this salad will find it's way to my table, XOXO
the purple potatoes send this over the top for me, angie! what a pretty and nutritious meal!
Those purple potatoes are stunners and take this wonderful dish to an artist level!
This salad looks so delicious Angie! I love lentils and purple potatoes, so this sounds like the most perfect salad! I can't wait to try your recipe :)
This looks beyond yummy! (as always!) Thanks for sharing such a scrumptious looking dish! <3 - http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com
This looks beyond yummy! (as always!) Thanks for sharing such a scrumptious looking dish! <3 - http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com
Love your healthy and colorful creation. Always makes me happy looking at your pictures. I'm sure I'll feel just as good after eating it. :) Thanks for always sharing your creativity in your recipes.
Ooo...this is such a great salad. The colours make it so much more exciting to eat. There is happiness in this dish. :D
Beautiful salad indeed and the simple dressing ensures that all flavors shine through.
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bonne soirée
Nice healthy looking salad. I must say you always use very interesting ingredients in your recipe. Super delicious.
What a beautiful vibrant salad! You are always using the healthiest and interesting ingredients!
A great looking, filling sounding salad. I love those purple potatoes, I have never seen any to buy.
It looks delicious and must be healthy too. I think the purple potatoes make the salad very interesting and modern, love it. x
Looks very colorful and delicious, Angie! Lentils are great but I've never included them in salads and this would be a great way to start! Thanks for sharing!
My mother was a big lentil fan, so I was introduced to them as a child. I still love them...in soups, in salads and as a side. Love this idea, a warm salad with a great vinaigrette.
I love the vibrant colors in this lentil salad - the purple potatoes, cherry tomatoes and snow peas add such a nice punch of color!
When I could eat legumes = LENTILS were my jam!!! They're so anti-oxidant rich and they def don't get enough credit!
Your salad is amazing and reminds me that I have never tried making a salad with lentils and I should because the flavor is great!
I love how colorful this salad is! The purple potato makes it more appetizing.
wow the lentils are really holding together very well after cooking! I was looking for something like this to make salad. gorgeous salad idea on top of that Angie! The purple potatoes give it a nice contrast and I eat with my eyes too. Thank you for sharing, I enjoyed it!
Vibrant salad and my kids enjoyed the recipe too for dinner☺
Wow, it looks so delicious ☺
What a beautiful salad! Those purple potatoes look seriously amazing!
This looks so good!
Lovely photos. x
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OMG Angie, I love this kind of salad...you have it all in one bowl, the colors are amazing...great combination of textures and flavors...
Have a wonderful week :)
Such a pretty salad, Angie! Especially those little purple potatoes. And I'll be sure to try those nutty pardina lentils! :)
I've not tried purple potato b4, recently I bought some purple carrots.
yummmm, I love lentils ! rarely get purple potatoes love the colour! hope you had a lovely valentine weekend
Adding this to my "bowl" board on Pinterest!!!
What a healthy and good looking salad!
Yummy !!
Those potatoes have kept there colour so vibrantly. Simple and really fresh Angie. Its the sort I thing I take to work with me.
The colors in the salad are amazing! I'm sure it's delicious too, and I will have to make this one soon, Angie! Yum!!
This salad has me looking forward to our garden even more than I already was. Those potatoes are beautiful!
Such a hearty and healthy salad :D I can't seem to find purple sweet potato anywhere here in the UK. It has the most beautiful colour!!
I love this salad. Lentil s, snow peas, tomatoes, and potato. Great for a quick lunch or a light dinner. I love the flavor of purple potatoes. They are the best.
A healthy and delicious salad! I love lentils. Thanks for sharing this recipe, Angie!
I usually cook lentils in soups/stews. How can I forget them in salads? But first, I must get the correct variety. The red lentils I use in soups/stews might not hold up well when used in salads.
Look delicious and colorful. Very beautiful!
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It's good to see purple potatoes are out there now. We used to grow them, until blight finally did for them a few years ago. What a delicious looking salad. I love lentils.
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