Dinner Tonight: Green Lentil Salad with Baby Spinach and Goat Cheese

Name: Dinner Tonight: Green Lentil Salad with Baby Spinach and Goat Cheese
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 57 grams fresh baby spinach leaves; 1 bay leaf; 0 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 237 milliliters French green lentils (ideally de Puy variety); 57 grams goat cheese, crumbled; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 1 small shallot, peeled and minced; 1 Tbsp red wine or sherry vinegar; 3 springs of fresh thyme or 1/2 teaspoon dry

Dinner Tonight: Green Lentil Salad with Baby Spinach and Goat Cheese is a gluten free and vegetarian side dish. This recipe makes 2 servings with 650 calories, 30g of protein, and 34g of fat each. This recipe covers 38% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have baby spinach leaves, bay leaf, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes.

Instructions

Rinse the lentils then add them to a small pot with the bay leave and thyme. Cover with water by a few inches and bring to a boil. Season with a pinch of salt, then turn down heat and simmer until tender but not overcooked, about 30 minutes.

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Lentils

Thyme

Water

Salt

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Pot

In the meantime, combine the shallot, mustard, and vinegar in a bowl or small glass jar. Season with a little salt and pepper, then allow to sit for a few minutes to soften the shallot.

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Salt And Pepper

Mustard

Shallot

Vinegar

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Bowl

Add the oil in a slow stream, whisking to create a vinaigrette (or cover the jar and shake until emulsified).

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Vinaigrette

Shake

Cooking Oil

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Whisk

When the lentils are cooked, drain and return to the pot. Toss immediately with the vinaigrette.

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Vinaigrette

Lentils

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Pot

Add the baby spinach just before turning out into plates, so it only just begins to wilt. Top with the goat cheese and freshly ground black pepper and serve warm.

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Ground Black Pepper