Spring Lentil Salad (Vegan)
Spring Lentil Salad (Vegan)

Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, spring lentil salad (vegan). It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have spring lentil salad (vegan) using 20 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Spring Lentil Salad (Vegan):
  1. Get 1 cup dry raw green lentils
  2. Prepare 2 medium sized tomatoes cubed
  3. Get 4-5 shallots chopped coarsely
  4. Take 1 large cucumber diced
  5. Make ready 1 apple (I used red apples)
  6. Prepare Few sprigs of mint
  7. Make ready 2 tbsps finely chopped mint
  8. Make ready 2 tsps freshly squeezed lemon juice
  9. Prepare Few walnuts (as per your liking)
  10. Prepare Dry chia seeds for garnish
  11. Take 2 medium sized potatoes par boiled and unpeeled
  12. Take 3 cups stock (any flavor)
  13. Get 2 tsps sweet paprika powder
  14. Make ready 2 garlic cloves
  15. Take Some olive oil
  16. Prepare Salt as per taste
  17. Take For the sauce
  18. Prepare 3 tbsps good quality Balsamic vinegar
  19. Take 1 tbsp honey
  20. Take 1 tbsp dijon mustard
Steps to make Spring Lentil Salad (Vegan):
  1. Preheat the oven to 250°C
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. For the sauce, mix all the ingredients together and voila!
  8. 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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