French in a Flash: Dijon Lentil Salad with Lemon Roasted Shrimp

Name: French in a Flash: Dijon Lentil Salad with Lemon Roasted Shrimp
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 1 smalls carrot, finely diced; 1 small celery stalk, finely diced; 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard; 2 cloves garlic, finely diced; 237 milliliters grape tomatoes, quartered; 12 jumbos shrimp; 1 of Zest lemon; 355 milliliters French lentils du Puy; 1 Tbsp light olive oil; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 2 shallots, finely diced; 2 Tbsps walnut oil; 710 milliliters water; 1 Tbsp white wine vinegar

The recipe French in It works well as a rather cheap salad. Head to the store and pick up jumbo shrimp, carrot, celery stalk, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Sauté the shallots, garlic, carrot, and celery in the olive oil in a sauce pot over medium heat until just fragrant and translucent—3 to 4 minutes, because they are chopped so finely.

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Olive Oil

Shallot

Carrot

Celery

Garlic

Sauce

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Pot

Add the lentils, bay leaf, parsley stems, and water. Raise the heat to high and bring to a boil, then cover, and simmer on low heat for 25 minutes. Then remove the lid, and boil for 5 minutes.

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Bay Leaves

Lentils

Parsley

Water

Drain the lentils.

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Lentils

Meanwhile preheat the oven to 400°F.

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Oven

Toss the shrimp with salt, pepper, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and the lemon zest.

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Lemon Zest

Olive Oil

Pepper

Shrimp

Salt

Spread onto a baking sheet, and roast for 10 minutes.

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Spread

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Baking Sheet

While the shrimp roast, make the dressing by whisking together the walnut oil, white wine vinegar, and Dijon mustard with salt and pepper.

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White Wine Vinegar

Salt And Pepper

Dijon Mustard

Walnut Oil

Shrimp

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Whisk

Toss the warm lentils gently with the vinaigrette and the tomatoes. Perch the shrimp on top.

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Vinaigrette

Tomato

Lentils

Shrimp

Perch

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Servings:

bay leaf 1smalls

carrot, finely diced 1small

celery stalk, finely diced 1Tbsp

Dijon mustard 2cloves

garlic, finely diced 237milliliters

grape tomatoes, quartered 12jumbos

shrimp 1of

Zest lemon 355milliliters

French lentils du Puy 1Tbsp

light olive oil 1Tbsp

olive oil 2

shallots, finely diced 2Tbsps

walnut oil 710milliliters

water 1Tbsp

white wine vinegar

Recommended wine: Bordeaux, Champagne, White Burgundy

Bordeaux, Champagne, and White Burgundy are great choices for French. French wine is just as diverse as French food, but you rarely go wrong with champagne. If your meal calls for a white wine, you might also try a white burgundy. For a red, try a red bordeaux blend. The Chateau Bellevue Peycharneau Bordeaux Superieur with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 17 dollars per bottle.