Cajun-style lentil salad
If you have leftover pulled pork, try this recipe to transform it into a delicious, Cajun-style, warm lentil salad.
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Last modified on: December 22th 2021
Keywords for this recipe:For 12 people, you will need:
- 1
6 tablespoons olive oil - 2
600 ml Cajun pulled pork - 3
1 litre 44 ml green lentils - 4
3 shallots - 5
15 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)
How long will it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 10 min. | 26 min. | 36 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Heat 6 tablespoons olive oil in a small frying pan over high heat. When really hot, add 600 ml Cajun pulled pork.
Stage 2 - 8 min.
Stage 3 - 15 min.
Cook 1 litre 44 ml green lentils in boiling salted water.
Drain as soon as they are tender.
Drain as soon as they are tender.
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 15 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.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 6,464 Kcal or 27,063 Kj | 2,614 gr | 665 gr | 2,132 gr |
| 323 % | 1005 % | 63 % | 323 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 342 Kcal or 1,432 Kj | 138 gr | 35 gr | 113 gr |
| 17 % | 53 % | 3 % | 17 % |
| Per person | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 539 Kcal or 2,257 Kj | 218 gr | 55 gr | 178 gr |
| 27 % | 84 % | 5 % | 27 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 12 people : 12.89 €
- Per person : 1.07 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Green lentils: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Warm lentil salad, Sausage and lentils "en cocotte", Lentil and cold-meat salad, Cured Pork Belly With Lentils, ... All |
 | Cajun pulled pork: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: |
 | French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Chicken club sandwich, Warm scallop and cabbage salad, Beetroot and fried chicken salad, Cornouaillaise salad, Cherry tomato and two cabbage salad, ... All |
 | Olive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Tenderloin steak with beetroot tops and mushrooms, Marinated tuna and cabbage, Tender tuna, Pan-fried chicken breast on mozzarella, Seafood sauerkraut, ... All |
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