Rich Green Lentil Salad with Walnut Oil

Name: Rich Green Lentil Salad with Walnut Oil
Total time: P1H
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: lentils; parsley leaves; bay leaves; thyme; vinegar; scallions, spring or green onions; dry mustard; salt; black pepper; walnut oil; parsley leaves

Submitted by Norm

A lovely rich tasting lentil salad. High in protein, fiber and low in saturated fats.

YIELD

4 servings

PREP

5 min

COOK

45 min

READY

60 min

Ingredients

CUP LENTILS
French green

EACH PARSLEY LEAVES
fresh spigs *

EACH BAY LEAVES
prefer. turkish *

PINCH THYME
dried *

TB VINEGAR
wine *

EACH SCALLIONS, SPRING OR GREEN ONIONS
(scallions) or red onion, finely chopped

TEASPOON DRY MUSTARD

X SALT
to taste *

X BLACK PEPPER
to taste *

⅓

CUP WALNUT OIL
may substitute light olive oil

TB PARSLEY LEAVES
fresh chopped *

Directions

Rinse and/or soak the lentils as required.
Place the lentils, bay leaf, thyme and parsley sprigs and lentils in a saucepan. Cover with boiling water and simmer for 30 to 45 minutes or until the lentils are tender. Be careful not to over cook.
In a salad bowl. Whisk the wine vinegar, onion, dry mustard, salt and pepper together. Add the oil in a thin stream while continuing to whisk.
Add the lentils and gently toss with the dressing. Add the chopped fresh parsley and adjust seasonings to preference.

Serve warm or cold.

Calories: 346 fat: 19g (48% of calories from fat), saturated fat 2g, protein 15g, carbohydrate 32g, cholesterol 0 mg, fiber 16.5g Nutritional benefits: Protein, good carbs, fiber from lentils, omega-3 fatty acids from walnut oil