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A warm Lentil Salad



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How to make A warm Lentil Salad


Ingredients


Warm lentil salad

prep time 10 mins plus 3 to 4 hours soaking

cooking time 45 mins

serves 4

375g / 12ozs green lentils soaked 3 to 4 hours

2 carrots peeled

1 leek thinly sliced

125g / 4ozs celery chopped

200g / 7ozs smoked streaky bacon diced

1 tablespoon of oil

1 tablespoon snipped chives

1 onion studded with 1 clove

1 bay leaf

pinch of dried thyme

1 garlic clove peeled

For vinaigrette

200ml / 1/3 pt walnut oil

6 tablespoons wine vinegar

1 tablespoon Dijon mustard

salt and pepper



Put the lentils in a bowl of water and soak for 3 to 4 hours.

Drain well and put in a large pan. Add one carrot, bay leaf, thyme, garlic together with the onion.

Cover with cold water and bring to the boil, then simmer for 30 to 35 mins.

Remove from the heat and drain. Remove the vegetables, bay leaf and garlic.

Slice the other carrot thinly and blanch in salted boiling water with the leek and celery drain well.

Whisk the vinaigrette ingredients together. Then fry the bacon in the oil until crisp.

Stir in the blanched vegetables and fried bacon gently into the lentils.

Toss in the vinaigrette dressing and sprinkle with snipped chives serve warm.


Warm lentil salad


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