Lentil Salad with Orange Dressing
Lentil Salad with Orange Dressing
Love lentils? So do we! Try them as a salad with this tasty orange dressing.
Ingredients
- 300 Grams(11 oz) Green Lentils
- 2 Shallots
- 2 Carrots
- 2 Garlic Cloves
- 3 Tablespoons Parsley
- 3 Juice 2 and keep 1 for segments Oranges
- 2 Tablespoons Sherry Vinegar
- 1 Tablespoons Dijon Mustard
- 3 Tablespoons Olive Oil
- 2 Bay Leaves
- 1 branch Thyme
- Salt and Pepper
Instructions
This salad is perfect all year long with seared salmon, roasted chicken, and our grilled octopus but also just by itself.
- Boil the lentils with the bay leaves and the thyme; after 10 minutes add salt and cook until tender. Let rest and cool down.
- Press 2 oranges and reduce the juice until you have 3 TBS of syrup.
- In a large bowl, add orange syrup, chopped shallots, chopped parsley, chopped garlic, the carrot in small dices, mustard, vinegar, and oil.
- Add salt and pepper, whisk well.
- Drain the lentils, add the lentils to the orange dressing. Keep in fridge 1 hour before serving with the segment of the last orange.
