Salad with Beluga Lentil

Iva

Course:

Salad

Difficulty:

Easy

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Beluga lentil is perfect for salads because it's not so soft and mushy like yellow or red lentils.


Cooking Time

45 min

Prep Time

15 min

Servings

4 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 cups Beluga lentil
  • 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 tbsp. cumin seeds
  • 1 red onion, finely chopped
  • 3 cloves of garlic, mashed
  • 3 green chilis
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • salt to taste

1

Wash the Beluga lentil under running water. Put in a saucepan and add water to cover it and 2 fingers on top. Turn on the heat on high until start boiling.

2

Add salt to taste and turmeric. Reduce the heat to medium and let it simmer until softened.

3

Put olive oil, cumin and green chillis in a frying pan. Fry for 2-3 min. Add the onion. Fry until golden brown. Add the garlic. Fry for another 30 seconds. Turn off the heat.

4

When the Beluga lentil is completely cooked through, add it to the frying pan. Stir.

5

Serve it chilled like a salad. Add parsley, cherry tomatoes, green chilis and red onion for decoration.

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