Rich Green Lentil Salad with Walnut Oil

A lovely rich tasting lentil salad. High in protein, fiber and low in saturated fats.

Yields:	4 servings
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	Preparation	5 minutes
	Cooking	45 minutes
	Ready In	60 minutes

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Ingredients

1	cup	lentils	French green
6	each	parsley leaves	fresh spigs
1	each	bay leaf	prefer. turkish
1	pinch	thyme leaves	dried
2	Tb	vinegar	wine
2	each	scallions, spring or green onions	(scallions) or red onion, finely chopped
1	teaspoon	dry mustard
1	x	salt	to taste
1	x	black pepper	to taste
1/3	cup	walnut oil	may substitute light olive oil
3	Tb	parsley leaves	fresh chopped

Directions

1. Rinse and/or soak the lentils as required.

2. Place the lentils, bay leaf, thyme and parsley sprigs and lentils in a saucepan. Cover with boiling water and simmer for 30-45 minutes or until the lentils are tender. Be careful not to over cook.

3. In a salad bowl. Whisk the wine vinegar, onion, dry mustard, salt and pepper together. Add the oil in a thin stream while continuing to whisk.

4. Add the lentils and gently toss with the dressing. Add the chopped fresh parsley and adjust seasonings to preference.

Serve warm or cold.

Calories: 346 fat: 19g (48% of calories from fat), saturated fat 2g, protein 15g, carbohydrate 32g, cholesterol 0 mg, fiber 16.5g Nutritional benefits: Protein, good carbs, fiber from lentils, omega-3 fatty acids from walnut oil