Dinner for 4
Lentil Taco Salad
$15.72for 430 minServes 4
Lentils, crisp vegetables, nuts, avocado dressing, salsa, and tortilla chips create a filling taco-style salad.
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost | |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Dried beans and lentils$0.11/oz typical | 11 oz | $1.16Typical price |
 | Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 5.75 oz | $3.94Typical price |
 | Romaine and salad greens$2.49 each typical | 0.75 | $1.99Typical price |
| Fresh tomatoes$1.99/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.62Typical price |
| Bell peppers$2.49/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $0.93Typical price |
| Cucumbers$0.89 each typical | 0.5 | $0.45Typical price |
 | Canned corn and vegetables$0.07/oz typical | 3 oz | $0.21Typical price |
 | Pickles and olives$0.18/oz typical | 1.25 oz | $0.22Typical price |
 | Lemons and limes$0.60 each typical | 2 | $1.20Typical price |
| Avocados$1.29 each typical | 2 | $2.58Typical price |
| Garlic$0.75 each typical | 0.25 | $0.22Typical price |
| Red onions$1.49/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $0.56Typical price |
 | Tortilla chips$0.22/oz typical | 2 oz | $0.44Typical price |
| Salsa$0.14/oz typical | 4.25 oz | $0.60Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $15.72 | ||
Pantry staples you likely have
Cooking spray, shortening, ghee, coconut and sesame oilDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsHot sauce
Not included in the cost.
Swaps
- Swap Red onions for Onionsabout $0.20/lb less at typical prices
- Swap Dried beans and lentils for Canned beansabout $0.02/oz less at typical prices
- 30 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$$typical cost tier
MexicanVegetarianVeganDairy-freeSide dishesLunchesDinnersNo-cookSummer
$3.93 per serving$15.72 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup cooked brown lentils
- 1/2 cup raw walnuts
- 1/4 cup roasted sunflower seeds
- 1 tsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp mexican seasoning
- 4 cup romaine lettuce
- 1 tomato
- 1 bell pepper
- 1/2 cucumber
- 1/2 cup canned corn
- 1/4 cup black olives
- 1/2 cup raw cashews
- 1/3 cup boiling water
- 1 lime
- 2 avocado
- 1 lime
- 3 clove garlic
- 1/2 small red onion
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup tortilla chips
- 1/2 cup salsa
- 1 tbsp hot sauce
Steps
- Toast the walnuts and sunflower seeds in a dry skillet over medium heat for 4 minutes, then chop the walnuts.
- Warm the oil in the skillet, stir in the lentils and Mexican seasoning, and cook for 5 minutes.
- Blend the cashews, boiling water, lime juice, avocado, garlic, red onion, cumin, and salt until creamy.
- Chop the romaine, tomato, bell pepper, cucumber, and olives, then place them in a large bowl.
- Add the corn, seasoned lentils, walnuts, sunflower seeds, tortilla chips, and salsa to the bowl.
- Pour over the avocado dressing, add the hot sauce, and toss the salad for 2 minutes.
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