thelittlepinkcoconut

Healthy Vegan salads

These two salads are my favourite quick and easy dinner i usually pair them with lettuce cups, tofu and sweet potato fries! super filling and tasty :) 

Mixed grain rice salad

Recipe:

2 cups of mixed grain rice e.g. black rice, long grain and brown rice (mine was called mountain blend)

½ cup of brown lentils, I used canned for convenience but it does not matter either way

½ cup of sweetcorn

½ cup of grated carrots

2 teaspoons of a seasoning of your choice I used mixed dried herbs and lemon pepper

Method:

1)    cook rice in a saucepan then leave to stand 

2)    gather the carrots, corn and lentils and combine together 

3)   add the seasonings

4)    add the rice and voilà! A tasty, healthy, vegan dish!

Pearl cous cous salad

Recipe:

2 cups of pearl cous cous

½ cup of peas

½ grated carrot

½ cup of brown lentils

Method:

1)    cook the cous cous as directed on the package

2)    next add the lentils ,peas and grated carrot to the cous cous

3)    add seasonings and heat through the mixture