Puy lentil, red onion and herb salad
serves 8
Easy
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Hearty and healthy, Puy lentils make the best simple salad tossed in a lemon and cumin dressing with fresh herbs. A quick recipe to make after work.
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- 1 small red onionhalved and finely sliced
- 2 lemonsjuiced
- 2 tsp golden caster sugar
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 clove garliccrushed
- 300g Puy lentils
- small bunch corianderleaves picked
- small bunch parsleyleaves picked
Nutrition: per serving
- kcal123
- fat0.8g
- saturates0g
- carbs20.7g
- sugars0g
- fibre3.5g
- protein9.4g
- salt0.02g
Method
step 1
Put the onion in a bowl with the lemon juice, sugar, cumin and garlic. Toss and leave to marinate for 10 minutes. Cook the lentils until just tender, rinse and drain. Toss with the onion mix, season well then add the herbs and toss again.