Friday dinner

I don't eat meat on Fridays and I'm still on a pretty strict weight loss plan, so I wanted to make something that was healthy, lowfat, and vegetarian, so dinner was a warm lentil salad:

I cooked a half cup of lentils with a little salt and a bay leaf, and then mixed it with some leftover brown rice. I sliced up some red bell pepper and zucchini* and tossed them with a little olive oil, salt, pepper, and garlic. I roasted the veggies in the toaster oven, and when they were soft and just beginning to blacken I added them to the rice and lentils. I chopped up some scallions, cherry tomatoes, basil,* and parsley,* and mixed those in as well. Finally, I made a dressing of red wine vinegar, a little Dijon mustard, and some good olive oil and stirred it into the salad. Feta cheese for protein. Vegetarian, vegan with the cheese omitted.

 * indicates ingredients from my garden