The intense heat of the summer months can wreak havoc with our appetite, with hot food often feeling heavy and unappealing. This is when salads come into their own, light and easy to prepare, salads can easily become the focus of summer meals. From a simple green salad with seasonal goodies like tomatoes and cucumbers to wholesome protein rich salads like a lentil waldorf with green lentils, celery and apple.

This lentil salad is light and protein-rich easy to make and addictive with the zesty dressing. This dish will refrigerate well but it never lasts long its perfect for snacking with cheese and crackers too. The CBD-infused dressing will work with any fresh salad if lentils aren’t your thing!

Ingredients

1 cup small green lentils, french are best as they keep their form when cooked.

3 diced apples, of your choice

3 stalks of celery

½ cup chopped parsley

I cup of CBD-infused Dressing ( ingredients and instructions below)

1. Wash and sort the lentils then bring to a boil in water with a pinch of salt (optional) then only take ten minutes or so, keep an eye on them because overcooking will turn them to mush. Drain and set aside.

2. Dice the apples into dainty cubes, I keep the peel on for extra fiber and the added color. Chop the celery into slim slices, if the stalk is wide, cut it in half lengthways and then chop.

3. Chop the parsley and then mix all the ingredients together and set aside.

CBD-infused Salad Dressing

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons hemp seed oil

20-30 drops Synergy CBD-rich tincture

Juice of one lemon

½ teaspoon dijon mustard

½ teaspoon nutritional yeast

4 tablespoons vegan mayonnaise ( or your favorite)

I clove finely chopping garlic (optional)

Salt and black pepper to taste

Mix all the oils and lemon juice together in a medium sized bowl, add in the other ingredients one by one and leave the mayonnaise until last. The consistency should be thick but pourable - add a little more oil or lemon juice if needed.

Combine the lentil salad with the dressing, it will look very appetizing. Best to chill for half an hour for the best flavor, garnish with parsley.