I follow a borderline vegan diet. Why? Mostly because I don't like meat. I also have strong opinions about factory farms and animal cruelty, but I will not get on that soapbox here.
I'm not completely vegan because I love dairy (cheese please) and because vegan is fairly tricky and expensive to completely follow.
One of my favorite blogs for finding vegan recipes is Oh She Glows. Angela is a fabulous blogger and recipe creator. I made one of her recipes today and it is delicious (read that as "dee-licious"). Full credit to her for this and please visit/follow her blog.
(Please accept my apologies for being a terrible food photographer. This looks much better in real-life.)
Sweet Potato and Lentil Salad
Ingredients:
Vegetable mixture:
* 2 medium or 1 large sweet potato
* 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil & more to saute
* salt & pepper, to taste
* 2 cups vegetable broth
* 1 cup uncooked green lentils
* 1 onion, chopped
* 2 garlic cloves, minced
* 1 orange pepper, chopped (I used orange, yellow, and red)
* couple handfuls spinach, chopped
Dressing:
* 1 tbsp maple syrup
* 1 tsp Dijon mustard
* 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
* 1 tbsp basalmic vinegar
* salt & pepper, to taste
Directions:
Because I really want you to visit Angela's website. It's that great!
Notes:
I sprinkled goat cheese crumbles on top because...cheese please.
This is an excellent dish to make on a Sunday so you can eat it for work lunches throughout the week!
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