Creamy, Tangy Rice & Lentils Salad with Sour Cream Dressing Recipe

Name: Creamy, Tangy Rice & Lentils Salad with Sour Cream Dressing Recipe
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1/3 Cup Sour Cream, You can also use thick greek non-fat yogurt; 1 Cup Basmati Rice, 1 cup uncooked rice yields about 3 cup cooked rice, filling lunch for two; 1/2 Cup Brown Lentils, boiled with 1/2 tsp salt and 1 cup water till full cooked; Salt and Black Pepper, as per taste; 1 Hot Green Pepper (small), use 1 small Thai Pepper or 1/2 Jalapeneo, thinly chopped, seeds removed; 1 Lime, juice of 1 lime; 4 tbsp Cilantro; 1/2 Cup Red Onion, half red onion fine chopped; 1-2 Tomatoes, Roma Tomatoes small diced; 1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper; 1 tbsp Canola Oil; 1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds; 1-2 Garlic, garlic cloves fine minced; 1/2 tsp Turmeric, optional but recommeded

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This salad is not just a salad, it can be your make-ahead lunch or a complete meal packed with goodness of veggie lentil proteins or a delicious and filling side dish with grilled meat for dinner....

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tangy rice & lentils salad with sour cream dressing

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Ingredients

1/3 Cup Sour Cream, You can also use thick greek non-fat yogurt
1 Cup Basmati Rice, 1 cup uncooked rice yields about 3 cup cooked rice, filling lunch for two
1/2 Cup Brown Lentils, boiled with 1/2 tsp salt and 1 cup water till full cooked
Salt and Black Pepper, as per taste
1 Hot Green Pepper (small), use 1 small Thai Pepper or 1/2 Jalapeneo, thinly chopped, seeds removed
1 Lime, juice of 1 lime
4 tbsp Cilantro
1/2 Cup Red Onion, half red onion fine chopped
1-2 Tomatoes, Roma Tomatoes small diced
1/2 tsp Cayenne Pepper
1 tbsp Canola Oil
1/2 tsp Cumin Seeds
1-2 Garlic, garlic cloves fine minced
1/2 tsp Turmeric, optional but recommeded