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Greek Lentil Feta Salad Boxes with Mint and Cucumber

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No-cook vegetarian salad boxes with green lentils, feta, cucumber, tomatoes, peppers, mint, parsley, and lemon dressing.

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20 min475 kcal4 base servingsLunchVegetarianGluten FreePackableFilling Lunch
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Focus ingredients: green lentils, feta, cucumber, cherry tomatoes

Dietary fit: Vegetarian, Gluten-free, Lower Sugar

Serving tip: For packed lunches, keep a little dressing back and add it just before eating.

Greek Lentil Feta Salad Boxes with Mint and Cucumber plated and ready to serve.

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Ingredients

What you need

  • 2 tins green lentils
  • 200g feta
  • 300g cucumber
  • 300g cherry tomatoes
  • 1 red pepper
  • 1 red onion
  • 15g fresh mint
  • 15g fresh parsley
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

You'll also need

mixing bowl, small bowl, knife, chopping board, zester

Method

Step by step

Up to 8 clear steps
  1. Greek Lentil Feta Salad Boxes with Mint and Cucumber cooking step 1: Prepare the salad.
    Step 1

    Prepare the salad

    Drain and rinse the green lentils, dice the cucumber and pepper, halve the tomatoes, finely slice the red onion, chop the mint and parsley, and zest and juice the lemon.

    12 min
  2. Greek Lentil Feta Salad Boxes with Mint and Cucumber cooking step 2: Make the dressing.
    Step 2

    Make the dressing

    Whisk 2 tablespoons olive oil with the lemon juice, Dijon mustard, black pepper, and a small pinch of salt until glossy.

    3 min
  3. Greek Lentil Feta Salad Boxes with Mint and Cucumber cooking step 3: Toss the lentils.
    Step 3

    Toss the lentils

    Fold the green lentils, cucumber, tomatoes, pepper, red onion, mint, parsley, and half the dressing together for 1 minute so the lentils are evenly coated.

    4 min
  4. Greek Lentil Feta Salad Boxes with Mint and Cucumber cooking step 4: Add the feta.
    Step 4

    Add the feta

    Crumble the feta into bite-sized pieces and fold half through the salad, keeping the rest for the top so every box gets visible cheese.

    3 min
  5. Greek Lentil Feta Salad Boxes with Mint and Cucumber cooking step 5: Pack and finish.
    Step 5

    Pack and finish

    Divide the salad between boxes, spoon over the remaining dressing, scatter with the remaining feta and lemon zest, and chill until lunch.

    4 min