Name: Crunch's Lentil Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: Water - 2 ½ cups; Lentils - 1 cup; Bulgur - ½ cup; Salt to taste - ½ cup; Olive oil - 1 teaspoon; Onion, chopped - 1; Garlic, minced, or more to taste - 3 cloves; Roma (plum) tomatoes, seeded and diced, or more to taste - 3; Red bell pepper, chopped - 1; Balsamic vinegar, or to taste - ¼ cup; Olive oil, or to taste - 2 tablespoons

Ingredients for - Crunch's Lentil Salad

1. Water 2 ½ cups

2. Lentils 1 cup

3. Bulgur ½ cup

4. Salt to taste ½ cup

5. Olive oil 1 teaspoon

6. Onion, chopped 1

7. Garlic, minced, or more to taste 3 cloves

8. Roma (plum) tomatoes, seeded and diced, or more to taste 3

9. Red bell pepper, chopped 1

10. Balsamic vinegar, or to taste ¼ cup

11. Olive oil, or to taste 2 tablespoons

How to cook deliciously - Crunch's Lentil Salad

1 . Stage

Bring water and lentils to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until lentils are almost tender, about 15 minutes; add bulgur and salt. Cover saucepan and remove from heat; set aside until bulgur is tender and water is absorbed, about 20 minutes.

2 . Stage

Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until until tender and fragrant, 5 to 10 minutes. Add tomatoes and red bell pepper; cook and stir until red bell pepper is tender, 5 to 10 minutes.

3 . Stage

Combine bulgur-lentil mixture and vegetable mixture in a bowl; add balsamic vinegar and 2 tablespoons olive oil and toss to coat.