18987 Lentil Salad 40 10 6 Fri Mar 27 02:25:17 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 02:25:51 -0700 2009 Easy Italian User http://www.chow.com/recipes/18987 Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:25:51 GMT Everyone loves this dish–even if they don’t think they like lentils. It light & fresh–perfect for early spring all through summer!

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  • In a pot, place lentils, 1/2 yellow onion & garlic cloves with skin removed.
  • Cover lentils with water. Bring to a boil, reduce flame & simmer for 25-35 minutes until lentils are tender–BUT NOT MUSHY.
  • It might be necessary to add a little more water during cooking process as lentils absorb the water.
  • When lentils are tender drain. Pick out onions & garlic, discard.
  • Peel cucumber, slice lengthwise & remove seeds. Dice into small pieces about the size of a lentil. Dice the red onion to the same size as well. Chop parsley & mint. When lentils are cool, combine with above ingredients.
  • Juice the lemon & combine with double the amount of olive oil (1 part lemon juice/2 parts olive oil) and dress salad. Season with salt & pepper.
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    ]]>     1 medium red onion

    ]]>     Handful of mint & parsley (cleaned & picked off the stem)

    ]]>     Juice of one lemon

    ]]>     Salt & pepper

    ]]>     1/2 of a yellow onion

    ]]>     2-3 cloves of garlic

    ]]>     Olive oil

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