Fresh Lentil Salad
By: Ashley & Jason ...
Published: Sunday, December 6, 2009 - 8:57am

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
3 cloves of garlic
Olive oil

Preparation

1 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. 2 When lentils are tender drain.  Pick out onions & garlic, discard. 3 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. 4 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.

About


Everyone loves this dish - even if they don't think they like lentils. It light & fresh - perfect for summer!