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Cajun-style lentil salad

Name: Cajun-style lentil salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 26 min
Total time: 36 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 200 g cajun pulled pork; 300 g green lentils; 1 shallot; 5 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette)

If you have leftover pulled pork, try this recipe to transform it into a delicious, Cajun-style, warm lentil salad.

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Duration

40 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: November 5^th 2026

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For 4 people, you will need:

1 2 tablespoons olive oil
2 200 g cajun pulled pork
3 300 g green lentils
4 1 shallot
5 5 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette)
Total weight: 630 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

10 min.

Cooking

30 min.

All in all

40 min.

Preparation 10 min.

Cooking 30 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 3 min.

Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil in a small frying pan over high heat. When really hot, add 200 g cajun pulled pork.

Stage 2 - ⌛ 8 min.

Fry until as done as you like, stirring frequently.

Set aside.

Stage 3 - ⌛ 15 min.

Cook 300 g green lentils in boiling salted water.

Drain as soon as they are tender.

Stage 4 - ⌛ 5 min.

Prepare 1 shallot and chop finely.

Stage 5 - ⌛ 2 min.

Put the thoroughly drained lentils into a salad bowl and add the chopped shallot.

Stage 6 - ⌛ 2 min.

Then add the refried pulled pork and 5 tablespoons french dressing (vinaigrette).

Stage 7 - ⌛ 1 min.

Mix well and serve right away while the salad is still warm.

Remarks

If you don't have the small green "Puy" lentils, normal lentils will do just fine.

Keeping: 1 or 2 days in the fridge, covered with plastic film.

Source: Home made.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	138 g RDI=214 %	35 g RDI=13 %	111 g RDI=152 %	295 kcal RDI=15 %	1,235 kJ RDI=15 %
Per person	217 g RDI=335 %	55 g RDI=21 %	174 g RDI=239 %	462 kcal RDI=23 %	1,938 kJ RDI=23 %
Whole recipe	871 g RDI=1,341 %	223 g RDI=84 %	696 g RDI=955 %	1,851 kcal RDI=93 %	7,751 kJ RDI=93 %