Warm Lentil Salad
40 minutes
This is a meal on its own or a great side. Lentils with a mustard vinaigrette and carrots are delicious and healthy.
Lynn Lewis
2 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 4
- 1 cup (190g) brown lentils
- 1 medium carrot, diced
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 6 roma tomatoes, chopped
- 2 spring onions, finely sliced
- 3 teaspoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
Directions
Preparation:10min ›
Cook:30min ›
Ready in:40min
- Place lentils, carrot, thyme and salt and pepper in a large saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Cover pan; cook, simmering, 25 minutes or until lentils are tender. Drain.
- Place lentil mixture in a serving bowl with tomatoes and spring onions. Whisk oil, vinegar and mustard and stir in.
health guide
Lentils and other legumes are a good source of copper, a trace mineral that may help lower blood cholesterol. The iron content of lentils is more easily absorbed by the body if they are cooked or served with a food that is rich in vitamin C, such as tomatoes or cabbage.
