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Warm lentil salad

Lentils boiled until just tender, then mixed with fried smoked bacon, onion, chives and dressed with a good vinaigrette.

147,5474.6/5 for 16 ratings

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Last modified on: September 5^th 2010

For 4 people, you will need:

0 200 g smoked pork belly (or thick cut streaky bacon)
1 1 onion
2 250 g green lentils
3 1 tablespoon olive oil
4 2 tablespoons vinegar
5 chives
6 4 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)
7 salt
8 pepper
Total weight: 680 grams

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Stage 1 - 5 min.

Cut 200 g smoked pork belly (or thick cut streaky bacon) into small pieces, not too thick.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Prepare 1 onion and chop as finely as possible.

Stage 3 - 20 min.

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, then add 250 g green lentils.

Cook until the lentils are just tender, but no more, otherwise you will end up with lentil soup.

Stage 4 - 10 min.

Meanwhile, pour smoked pork belly into a large pan, add the pieces of 200 g smoked pork belly (or thick cut streaky bacon) and fry.

As soon as they are nicely browned, add 2 tablespoons vinegar and scrape the bottom of the pan with a wooden spatula to deglaze, then take off the heat and set aside.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

When the lentils are cooked, drain them in a seive and run them briefly under the cold tap.

This is done to stop the cooking quickly and stop them turning into lentil purée.

Stage 6 - 2 min.

Once the lentils are thoroughly drained, tip them into the pan with the bacon and mix well.

Stage 7 - 3 min.

Chop the chives finely.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

Add the onions and chives to the lentils, pour in 4 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette) and mix well.

Serve warm if possible.

Remarks

Try to use the delicious green Le Puy lentils. This is not essential, but they are so very good.

If you don't have any smoked bacon, plain bacon, diced ham or sausage (preferably smoked) will do fine.

And to drink?

I recommend a red without too much tannin, such as the uncommonly good organic Gamay made by the Balloux, a wine-producing couple based in Hugier (Haute-Saône, France).

Keeping:

Without sauce, some days in the fridge with plastic film on top.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
1,894 Kcal or 7,930 Kj	96 gr	125 gr	112 gr
95 %	37 %	12 %	17 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
279 Kcal or 1,168 Kj	14 gr	18 gr	17 gr
14 %	5 %	2 %	3 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
474 Kcal or 1,985 Kj	24 gr	31 gr	28 gr
24 %	9 %	3 %	4 %

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 3.43 €
Per person : 0.86 €

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Source

Home-made.

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Green lentils: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Cured Pork Belly With Lentils, Sausage and lentils "en cocotte", Lentil and cold-meat salad, ... All
	Smoked pork belly (or thick cut streaky bacon): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, Express sauerkraut, ... All
	French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Cervelas salad, Mixed salad, Warm autumn salad, Corn salad with croutons, Alsatian-style salad, ... All
	Vinegar: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Curried tuna cubes, Broad bean salad with Parmesan, Maroilles cheese quiche, Montbenoit's canapés, Cauliflower tabouleh, ... All

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