Tasty Puy Lentils Salad Recipe
Need a super easy dinner or side dish in under 30 mins when your cupboards are bare? Whip up this warm salad by feel good vegetarian & vegan food yogi, Lucie Ataya.
Lucie recommends choosing a good olive oil, especially when used in salad dressing, quality olive oil changes EVERYTHING (so much so that this deserved full capitals!). Before you start this recipe, pop out to buy a good bottle of olive oil – the taste is absolutely worth the extra pennies!
Puy Lentils Salad Recipe
Type: Vegan
Approx. Preparation time: 10 mins
Approx. Cooking time: 20 mins
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
1 cup puy lentils
Half a red onion
1 small handful fresh coriander
2 teaspoons olive oil
1 squeeze of lime or lemon juice
1 small pinch paprika
Salt & pepper to taste
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To make the Salad:
1. Rinse the lentils thoroughly in warm water. Leave the lentils to soak in warm water for 10 minutes.
2. Finely chop the red onion.
3. Wash and finely chop the fresh coriander.
4. In a small bowl, mix the olive oil, the lime or lemon juice, the paprika, salt and pepper.
5. Boil water in a pan and cook the lentils for as long as instructed on the packet.
6. When then lentils are cooked, rinse under cold water to cool down.
7. In a serving bowl, mix the lentils, onion, coriander and dressing together, and serve!
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Lucie teaches wonderfully soulful yoga classes across South and Central London. Get in touch with Lucie to find out more:
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