Lentil and Pineapple Salad

This recipe turned out to be delicious!  This was my first time to make or eat lentils! 

Cook lentils according to package directions-very easy-takes about 20 minutes. 

I used a prepackaged spinach/arugula mix.


Cut up a fresh pineapple (on sale this week at Reasors).

Shave a carrot into the greens.  So easy my two year old did it (with close supervision).

I made my own salad dressing:
Olive oil
Balsamic vinegar
1/2 garlic clove minced
squeeze of pineapple juice


Put together:
Your greens with carrots
Salad dressing
Fresh pineapple
Cooked lentils

The salad dressing tames the tart pineapple and the lentils add a meaty feel to the salad.