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Brown Rice and Lentil Salad with Citrus & Roasted Fennel served in a black plate with a steel fork

Brown Rice and Lentil Salad with Citrus & Roasted Fennel


  • Author: Kristen Palmer

Description

A healthy, protein-rich salad.


Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 oranges
  • 1 grapefruit
  • 2 tbsp whole coriander seeds
  • 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp grapefruit juice, reserved from fresh grapefruit
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • Fresh black pepper
  • 1 large fennel bulb with fronds
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 cup uncooked brown rice
  • 1/2 cup dried green lentils
  • 1/4 cup sunflower seeds, roasted and salted

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 425 degrees. Supreme citrus fruits, reserving 1 tablespoon of grapefruit juice for dressing. 
  2. To make dressing, toast coriander seeds in a dry frying pan until they smell nutty. Cool, then grind in a spice grinder. Whisk or blend together vinegar, olive oil, grapefruit juice, honey, salt and pepper and set aside.
  3. To prepare fennel, remove bottom and top, saving fronds. Chop fennel bulb into 1-inch pieces, toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil, and season with salt and pepper. Place fennel on a baking sheet and roast for 35 minutes.
  4. Cook rice and lentils according to package directions.
  5. Chop 2 tablespoons of the reserved fennel fronds.
  6. When rice and lentils are done, combine with dressing, and fennel, stir to combine. Fold in citrus and fennel fronds. Sprinkle with sunflower seeds.