Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, spring lentil salad (vegan). It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Spring Lentil Salad (Vegan) is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Spring Lentil Salad (Vegan) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.
To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook spring lentil salad (vegan) using 20 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Spring Lentil Salad (Vegan):
Take 1 cup dry raw green lentils
Prepare 2 medium sized tomatoes cubed
Take 4-5 shallots chopped coarsely
Get 1 large cucumber diced
Make ready 1 apple (I used red apples)
Get Few sprigs of mint
Prepare 2 tbsps finely chopped mint
Prepare 2 tsps freshly squeezed lemon juice
Get Few walnuts (as per your liking)
Prepare Dry chia seeds for garnish
Prepare 2 medium sized potatoes par boiled and unpeeled
Make ready 3 cups stock (any flavor)
Prepare 2 tsps sweet paprika powder
Make ready 2 garlic cloves
Take Some olive oil
Make ready Salt as per taste
Make ready For the sauce
Prepare 3 tbsps good quality Balsamic vinegar
Prepare 1 tbsp honey
Prepare 1 tbsp dijon mustard
Steps to make Spring Lentil Salad (Vegan):
Preheat the oven to 250°C
While the oven is being preheated, add lentils and stock of your choice on a casserole and cook it for at least 13 mins. Depending on your lentils, you would have to keep a watch. The goal is to cook the lentils al dente. Some lentils like whole moong might take as long as 20 mins until al dente.
Meanwhile, in an oven tray, place your unpeeled parboiled potatoes. Sprinkle some salt and paprika. Add roughly crushed garlic, a dash of olive oil and give it a nice mix with your hands. Put the potatoes in the oven and let them bake for at least 15 mins.
While the potatoes are getting baked, you can work on the other ingredients. Take the cubed apples and sprinkle some lemon juice on them and keep them aside in the fridge for at least 5 mins.
Once the lentils are cooked, strain out the water and leave them out to cool. Once they are nicely cooked down and dried up, throw in all the chopped vegetables and apples. Give it a nice gentle toss and keep your salad bowl in the fridge.
Take out the potatoes from the oven. Squish them lightly so that they break a little. Throw in a dash of balsamic vinegar and put them back for another 15 mins. You want to cook them until they become crunchy and golden.
For the sauce, mix all the ingredients together and voila!
Once your potatoes are baked. It's time to start plating! Toss your salad in a bowl, garnish with chia seeds and nuts. Add the baked potatoes and some mint leaves. Sprinkle some sauce and you won't regret it!
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