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Refreshing Lentil Salad

By TUNISIANSWIFE • Lentil Salad • Cuisine?
4.53 Prep: 25m Cook: 30m
Ingredients:
  • 4 cups water
  • salt
  • 1 ¼ cups dry lentils
  • 2 large cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 large roma (plum) tomatoes, seeded and chopped
  • ½ cup chopped red onion
  • ½ cup chopped green bell pepper
  • 1 small green chile pepper, seeded and chopped
  • 1 lemon, juiced
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 small carrot, shredded
  • ½ cup oil-cured black olives
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 hard-cooked eggs, cut in half lengthwise
Created: Sep 23, 2025 Updated: Sep 23, 2025