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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.

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Last modified on: September 5^th 2010

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For 2 people, you will need:

1 100 ml smoked pork belly (or thick cut streaky bacon)
2 ½ onion
3 145 ml green lentils
4 ½ tablespoon olive oil
5 1 tablespoon vinegar
6 chives
7 2 tablespoons French dressing (vinaigrette)
8 salt
9 pepper

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33 min.	20 min.	53 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Cut 100 ml smoked pork belly (or thick cut streaky bacon) into small pieces, not too thick.

Stage 2 - 5 min.

Prepare ½ onion and chop as finely as possible.

Stage 3 - 20 min.

Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil, then add 145 ml 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 100 ml smoked pork belly (or thick cut streaky bacon) and fry.

As soon as they are nicely browned, add 1 tablespoon 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 2 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.

Source

Home-made.

Nutritional information

Whole recipe
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
996 Kcal or 4,170 Kj	48 gr	63 gr	62 gr
50 %	18 %	6 %	9 %

Per 100 g
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
293 Kcal or 1,227 Kj	14 gr	18 gr	18 gr
15 %	5 %	2 %	3 %

Per person
Energetic value	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats
498 Kcal or 2,085 Kj	24 gr	31 gr	31 gr
25 %	9 %	3 %	5 %

% 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).

Possible allergens in this recipe: Sulfites, Mustard

How much will it cost?

For 2 people : 1.72 €
Per person : 0.86 €

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This recipe uses (among others)

	Green lentils: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sausage and lentils "en cocotte", Cajun-style lentil salad, Lentil and cold-meat salad, Cured Pork Belly With Lentils, ... All
	Smoked pork belly (or thick cut streaky bacon): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Mornay onion tart, Express sauerkraut, Boeuf (beef) bourguignon, Soup Cornouaillaise, ... All
	French dressing (vinaigrette): You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Warm haricot bean salad, Salad lyonnaise, Raw green asparagus salad, Chicken club sandwich, Herb salad, ... All
	Vinegar: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Truffade, Special Cheese and Walnut Sticks, Sushi, Cocotte eggs with Comté, Maroilles cheese quiche, ... All

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