Warm Lentils With Mustard Vinaigrette

Serves: 5

Kirstin Bosco

1 January 1970

Based on User reviews:

48

Spice

51

Sweetness

54

Sourness

38

mins

Prep time (avg)

6.1

Difficulty

Ingredients:

1 stalk

Celery

Directions:

1

For the lentils: In a large saucepan, combine the lentils, bay leaves, garlic, celery, thyme, carrot, fennel, red onion and a good amount of salt

2

Add water to the pan until it covers the ingredients by about 2 inches

3

Bring the water to a boil over medium heat, and then reduce the heat to a simmer

4

Cook until the lentils are soft, 20 to 30 minutes

5

Ladle off 1 cup of the lentil-cooking water and reserve

6

Remove all the vegetables and aromatics from the lentils and discard

7

Drain the lentils

8

For the warm salad: Heat a large saute pan with enough olive oil to coat the pan

9

Add the diced carrots, fennel and onions and sweat the vegetables about 5 minutes

10

Add in the garlic and saute 1 minute more

11

Add in the lentils, red wine vinegar and mustard

12

Pour in a couple tablespoons of the reserved cooking liquid and cook down for a couple minutes

13

Season with salt and garnish with chopped parsley and fennel fronds