Sweet Potato and Lentil Mason Jar Salad

Course: Salads
Difficulty: Easy
Pulse Type: Lentils
Specialty Diet: Vegan, Vegetarian
Nutrition: 1/2 cup serving
Prep Time: 45 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Servings: 1 salad
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Ingredients

Salad:

  • 1 cup sweet potato diced
  • 1/2 cup lentils, green cooked
  • 1/2 cup couscous
  • 1/2 cup arugula
  • 1/4 cup cranberries dried
  • 1 tbsp avocado oil

Dressing:

  • 1/2 lemon juiced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Prepare french green lentils and couscous according to package directions
  2. Preheat oven to 400F, toss sweet potatoes with avocado oil and spread in a single layer on a baking tray. Roast sweet potatoes for 20 minutes, or until tender when pierced with a fork. Remove sweet potatoes from oven and set aside.
  3. Add dressing ingredients into a small mixing bowl and stir with a fork until combined
  4. In a mason jar add dressing, lentils, sweet potatoes, couscous, cranberries, arugula in that particular order, to make sure the greens stay crisp!
  5. Store mason jar in refrigerator until ready to eat. Mason jar will keep for 3 days refrigerated.