Puy Lentil Salad With Feta Cheese

13 ingredients
8 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup puy lentils
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 3/4 cup green beans, trimmed and sliced in fourths
  • 1 carrot, peeled and diced
  • 1 stalk celery, diced
  • 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, finely chopped
  • 1 small red onion, chopped
  • 3 ounces feta, crumbled
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  • sea salt
  • fresh ground black pepper
  • 1/2 cup ham (diced)

Directions

  1. 1
    Place the lentils and bay leaf in a saucepan with water.
  2. 2
    Bring to a boil, cover, lower the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes, or until the lentils are tender.
  3. 3
    Discard the bay leaf, drain the lentils, and leave them to cool.
  4. 4
    While the lentils are cooking, chop the beans, carrot and celery.
  5. 5
    Put them in a steamer for about 10 minutes or blanch them in boiling water for about 1 minute- they should be crisp, crunchy and bright in colour.
  6. 6
    Toss all of the cooked ingredients, along with the cilantro, onion, ham and feta, in a medium-sized bowl.
  7. 7
    Whisk together the oil and rice vinegar and dress the salad.
  8. 8
    Season with salt and pepper to taste.

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