{"id":234,"date":"2016-05-16T13:30:04","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T20:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/uritis.com\/?p=234"},"modified":"2016-06-01T13:56:52","modified_gmt":"2016-06-01T20:56:52","slug":"lentil-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/uritis.com\/?p=234","title":{"rendered":"LENTIL SALAD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shout out to <b>Trader Joe&#8217;s<\/b>\u00a0for this incredibly easy and scrumplicious <a href=\"http:\/\/www.traderjoes.com\/recipes\/recipe\/315\">recipe<\/a>. And healthy! This tastes so good, it&#8217;s easy to forget that part.<\/p>\n<p>One of my friends introduced us to this delectable salad\/dip\/spread a year or so ago at a get together, and as she whipped it together in front of our eyes, I remember being extremely \u00a0impressed at the minimal ingredients required and big flavor it produced. The people at Trader Joe&#8217;s are geniuses, that&#8217;s for sure. I tossed this together for a BBQ this past weekend, and it was a hit. I had forgoten how tasty it was, and need to think about making some just to snack on during the work week.<\/p>\n<p><b>Ingredients:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>1 package Trader Joe&#8217;s Steamed &amp; Fully Cooked Lentils, rinsed to remove extra sodium<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>1 package Trader Joe&#8217;s Crumbled Feta<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>1\/2 container (7.25 oz) Trader Joe&#8217;s Bruschetta Sauce (but I think I used the whole container, oops!)<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The players. I opted for Trader Joe&#8217;s multigrain chips to serve as my dipping vessel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1196-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-240\" src=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1196-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" srcset=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1196-1.jpg 1200w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1196-1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1196-1-800x600.jpg 800w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/img_1196-1-128x96.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1193.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-230\" src=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1193.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1193.jpg 900w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1193-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1193-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1193-72x96.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rinse those lentils thoroughly to get rid of any extra sodium that you probably don&#8217;t need.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1198.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-228\" src=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1198.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1198.jpg 900w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1198-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1198-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1198-72x96.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Open the feta&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1201.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-231\" src=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1201.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1201.jpg 900w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1201-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1201-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1201-72x96.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dump the feta.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1204.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-229\" src=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1204.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"876\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1204.jpg 876w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1204-219x300.jpg 219w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1204-584x800.jpg 584w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1204-70x96.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 876px) 100vw, 876px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The recipe only calls for 1\/2 the container of bruschetta sauce, but I used all of it. I love tomatoes. Next time, I might drain out some of the oil\/liquid in the sauce before dumping it all in, though, as I felt the final product was a bit liquidy. It still tasted fine, just one of those appearance things when you&#8217;re bringing a dish to a get together and want it to look as great at it tastes.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1207.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-233\" src=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1207.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1016\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1207.jpg 1016w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1207-254x300.jpg 254w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1207-677x800.jpg 677w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1207-81x96.jpg 81w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1016px) 100vw, 1016px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Whip it alllllllll together. Check out this action shot!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1211.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-232\" src=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1211.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1211.jpg 900w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1211-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1211-600x800.jpg 600w, http:\/\/uritis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/img_1211-72x96.jpg 72w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe final product. Yum!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shout out to Trader Joe&#8217;s\u00a0for this incredibly easy and scrumplicious recipe. And healthy! This tastes so good, it&#8217;s easy to forget that part. One of my friends introduced us to this delectable salad\/dip\/spread a year or so ago at a get together, and as she whipped it together in front of our eyes, I remember [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[12],"class_list":["post-234","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-recipe","has-post-thumbnail"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/uritis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/uritis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/uritis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uritis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uritis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=234"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/uritis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":244,"href":"http:\/\/uritis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/234\/revisions\/244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/uritis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=234"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uritis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=234"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/uritis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}