Warm Lentil Salad
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 1⁄3 cups brown lentils
- 3 1⁄3 cups broth, vegetable or 3 1/3 cups chicken
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 1⁄2 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 cup fresh spinach, stems removed and torn into medium-sized pieces
- 1 small yellow onion
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 -2 teaspoon balsamic vinegar
directions
- Thinly slice onion and saute in a medium-sized pot until onion starts to brown.
- Add lentils and bay leaf, stirring to coat with oil.
- Add broth/stock and stir, bringing to a boil.
- Cover, reduce heat, and simmer for 40 minutes or until the liquid is absorbed and lentils are tender.
- While lentils are cooking, prepare the veggies.
- When lentils are ready, remove the bay leaf and remove the pot from heat. Stir in the spinach, red pepper, and tomato.
- Add salt and pepper to taste. Drizzle with balsamic vinegar to taste. The balsamic should add a light zing to the flavors but not be overpowering.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Happily married cooking-dabbler couple who both love learning about Mediterranean/Asian foods.
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<br>He is an engineer, enjoys figuring out the science behind the food, but also is a whiz at improvising and cooking by intuition.
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<br>She is a web project manager, loves fresh salads and raw veggies, has an incurable sweet tooth, and is currently recovering from Atkins-fever.