MEMBER RECIPE
Lentil Salad Recipe
Difficulty: Easy |
Total Time:
40
|
Active Time:
|
Makes:
6
Everyone loves this dish – even if they don’t think they like lentils. It light & fresh – perfect for early spring all through summer!
INGREDIENTS
- 1 1/2 cups green lentils
- 1 seedless english cucumber
- 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
INSTRUCTIONS
- 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.
Member recipes are not tested by the CHOW food team.
Summer is around the corner. This sounds perfect. Looking forward to trying it.