Crunch's Lentil Salad

Name: Crunch's Lentil Salad
Total time: 60
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 ½ cups water; 1 cup lentils; ½ cup bulgur; salt to taste; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 1 onion, chopped; 3 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste; 3 roma (plum) tomatoes, seeded and diced, or more to taste; 1 red bell pepper, chopped; ¼ cup balsamic vinegar, or to taste; 2 tablespoons olive oil, or to taste

Recipe by CRUNCHM from allrecipes.com

Dinner,Lunch 60 Mins.

Ingredients

8 servings

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2 ½ cups water
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1 cup lentils
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½ cup bulgur
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salt to taste
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1 teaspoon olive oil
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1 onion, chopped

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3 cloves garlic, minced, or more to taste
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3 roma (plum) tomatoes, seeded and diced, or more to taste
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1 red bell pepper, chopped
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¼ cup balsamic vinegar, or to taste
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2 tablespoons olive oil, or to taste

Instructions

Bring water and lentils to a boil in a saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until lentils are almost tender, about 15 minutes; add bulgur and salt. Cover saucepan and remove from heat; set aside until bulgur is tender and water is absorbed, about 20 minutes.
Heat 1 teaspoon olive oil in a skillet over medium heat; cook and stir onion and garlic until until tender and fragrant, 5 to 10 minutes. Add tomatoes and red bell pepper; cook and stir until red bell pepper is tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
Combine bulgur-lentil mixture and vegetable mixture in a bowl; add balsamic vinegar and 2 tablespoons olive oil and toss to coat.