A very fresh tasting salad, perfect for a summer evening.
Lentil salad
Ingredients
Instructions
The Dressing
Chop the spring onion, garlic and if you use chili instead of mustard the chili, and fry it all together for a few minutes in the oil.
With the oil cooled down some, add the mayonnaise, yogurt, lime/lemon juice, mint and mustard to the oil, mix well and keep in the fridge
The Salad
Boil the lentils in plenty of water for 20 minutes (or until soft)
Drain the excess water from the lentils and set them aside to cool down.
Dice the carrot and cucumber, and mix it with the cooled down lentils
Chop the cilantro and mix this in as well
Add anything else, such as cherry tomatoes or feta and olives and add the dressing just before serving