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Lentil Salad

Salad - Legume - -

INGREDIENTS

1 cup lentils (with debris picked out and rinsed)
2 cups water
Bay leaf
Sprig of thyme
Dressing
1 medium chopped onion
3 or 4 cloves minced garlic
1 large diced carrot
3 T olive oil (one to cook the onion and two to add to the dressing)
2 T cider vinegar
2 T Dijon mustard
3 T chopped parsley
1 T chopped oregano or marjoram
1 chopped ripe tomato

METHOD

Cook lentils with bay leaf and thyme for about half an hour or 'til soft. Drain and cool.

Saute onion in 1 tablespoon oil for a minute or two. Add the garlic for a few seconds more and remove from heat. Blanch the carrots in boiling water for a minute or two and drain. In a bowl mix the other tablespoon of oil with the vinegar and mustard until smooth. Add the onion/garlic/parsley/oregano and mix 'til blended. Then add the lentils/tomatoes and carrots. Toss and cool for about half an hour.

posted by T5NF

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