Beetroot & lentil tabbouleh

Marathon recipe for 4 people, takes only 20 mins; recipe has flat-leaf parsley, mint, chives, radish, beetroot, red apple, cumin, olive oil, quinoa, chickpeas, green lentils and lemon.

Beetroot & lentil tabbouleh

Beetroot & lentil tabbouleh

Recipe by Chef Soomro Course: Marathon
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

15 mins

Ingredients

  • Cumin: 1 tsp ground cumin
  • Flat Leaf Parsley: 1 small pack flat-leaf parsley, plus extra leaves to serve (optional)
  • Olive Oil: 4 tbsp olive oil
  • Mint: 1 small pack mint
  • Beetroot: 2 beetroot, peeled and quartered
  • Lemon: 2 lemons, juiced
  • Quinoa: 250g pack cooked quinoa
  • Radish: 200g radishes
  • Chickpeas: 400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
  • Chives: 1 small pack chives
  • Red Apple: 1 red apple, cored, quartered and sliced
  • Green Lentils: 400g can green lentils, drained

Directions

  1. Put the herbs, radishes and beetroot in afood processorand blitz until chopped into small pieces. Stir in the rest of the ingredients, adding the lemon juice a bit at a time to taste - you may not need all of it. Season, then place on a large platter topped with a few parsley leaves, if you like, and serve straight away.