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Dishes from my other blog - Quinoa and Beluga Lentil Salad (Day 251)

Its been quite a while since I even opened up the blog, While I returned from my summer vacation 2 weeks back, turns out my mojo & motivation was happily following Newtons 1st law! Well, better late than never I say! Trying to minimize white rice from the daily diet is harder than one thinks. For one, the pearly whites are so accessible and the devious temptation in the form of shorter cooking times is often hard to resist. But its well worth the effort to make a hearty protein rich dish like this quinoa and Beluga lentil salad. Yes it does take some time (~15 minutes) to cook the lentils and quinoa separately, but those minutes are well spent prepping the vegetables that are tossed in almost equal volume. You need: 2 cup cooked Quinoa (I used a blend of tri colored quinoa) 2 cup cooked whole Beluga lentils (or whole plain Masoor dal) 1 diced Zucchini (I ran it through a spiralizer and made them into a spagetti 1/2 cup finely diced red onion 1 large tomato finely chopped ...