Sexy Lentil Salad

Name: Sexy Lentil Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indonesian
Ingredients: 1 cup / 200g dried green lentils ((or other lentils) (Note 1 for canned)); 1 cup / 200g vegetable or chicken broth ((or water + 1 bouillon cube, crumbled)); 1 1/2 cups / 375 ml water; 1 large garlic clove (, smashed (Note 2)); Lemon peel ((about 1.5 x 5 cm / 3/4 x 2")); 1 bay leaf (, dry or fresh); 2 sprigs thyme (, or 1/2 tsp dried thyme); 1 rib celery (, broken into 3 or 4 pieces (or just a handful of leafy fronds)); 9 oz / 8oz cherry tomatoes (, halved or quartered (Note 3)); 2 cucumbers (, cut into quarters then diced); 1 red onion (, finely diced); ¼ cup coriander / cilantro (, finely chopped); ¼ cup parsley (, finely chopped); 3 oz / 3 oz feta (, crumbled (or more!)); 2 handfuls rocket / arugula lettuce ((optional - bed for salad)); 2 tsp lemon zest; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1/3 cup / 85 ml extra virgin olive oil; 1 tsp Dijon mustard; 0 oz arlic clove (, minced); 1 tsp sugar, optional; ½ tsp salt + black pepper

Not just another lentil salad....this is Can't-Stop-Eating-It delish. Made with green lentils, feta, tomatoes, cucumber and drizzled with a beautiful lemon salad dressing. Cooking the lentils in a simple flavoured broth rather than just water or marinating canned lentils in the dressing makes all th

⏱ 35 min 🔨 Prep 15min 🔥 Cook 20min 📊 Medium 🍽 4 servings ⭐ 5.0 (68) 👁 5

Instructions

Place Lentil ingredients in a large saucepan over high heat. Bring to simmer then turn down to medium low. Cook for 20 minutes for firm (I like this) or 25 minutes for soft. DO NOT overcook and make it mushy!
Drain in a colander, pick out celery etc. Rinse VERY quickly just to remove any grit coating the lentils (don't want to rinse away flavour!). Set aside.
Place Dressing ingredients in a jar, shake well.
Place lentils, tomato, cucumber, onion, coriander, parsley and some of the feta in a large bowl. Pour over most of the Dressing, then toss.
Place rocket lettuce on a serving platter. Pile salad on top. Drizzle over remaining Dressing and crumble over feta. Serve! (I like serving with pita bread to stuff it in)

Nutrition per serving

341kcal

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$4459.00

Per Serving
$1115.00/serving

🏠 Savings
~$8918.00 vs buying!

📋 Price Breakdown (77% ingredients detected)

Ingredient	Amount	Subtotal
/ 200g dried green lentils	1 cup	$1411.00
/ 200g vegetable or chicken broth	1 cup	$40.00
/ 375 ml water	0.5 cups	-
garlic clove	1 large	$198.00
Lemon peel	-	-
bay leaf	1	$1779.00
sprigs thyme	2	-
rib celery	1	$51.00
/ 8oz cherry tomatoes	9 oz	$131.00
cucumbers	2	$233.00
red onion	1	$70.00
coriander / cilantro	0.25 cup	$117.00
parsley	0.25 cup	$153.00
/ 3 oz feta	3 oz	-
handfuls rocket / arugula lettuce	2	-
lemon zest	2 tsp	$59.00
lemon juice	2 tbsp	$20.00
/ 85 ml extra virgin olive oil	0.3333333333333333 cup	$182.00
Dijon mustard	1 tsp	$4.00
arlic clove	-	-
sugar	1 tsp	-
salt + black pepper	0.5 tsp	$11.00

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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