Steps to Make Perfect Spring Lentil Salad (Vegan)

Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, spring lentil salad (vegan). One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Spring Lentil Salad (Vegan) is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It is simple, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Spring Lentil Salad (Vegan) is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can have spring lentil salad (vegan) using 20 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Spring Lentil Salad (Vegan):

1. Take 1 cup dry raw green lentils
2. Get 2 medium sized tomatoes cubed
3. Get 4-5 shallots chopped coarsely
4. Make ready 1 large cucumber diced
5. Get 1 apple (I used red apples)
6. Take Few sprigs of mint
7. Prepare 2 tbsps finely chopped mint
8. Get 2 tsps freshly squeezed lemon juice
9. Make ready Few walnuts (as per your liking)
10. Get Dry chia seeds for garnish
11. Get 2 medium sized potatoes par boiled and unpeeled
12. Prepare 3 cups stock (any flavor)
13. Make ready 2 tsps sweet paprika powder
14. Take 2 garlic cloves
15. Take Some olive oil
16. Get Salt as per taste
17. Prepare For the sauce
18. Get 3 tbsps good quality Balsamic vinegar
19. Prepare 1 tbsp honey
20. Take 1 tbsp dijon mustard

Steps to make Spring Lentil Salad (Vegan):

1. Preheat the oven to 250°C
2. While the oven is being preheated, add lentils and stock of your choice on a casserole and cook it for at least 13 mins. Depending on your lentils, you would have to keep a watch. The goal is to cook the lentils al dente. Some lentils like whole moong might take as long as 20 mins until al dente.
3. Meanwhile, in an oven tray, place your unpeeled parboiled potatoes. Sprinkle some salt and paprika. Add roughly crushed garlic, a dash of olive oil and give it a nice mix with your hands. Put the potatoes in the oven and let them bake for at least 15 mins.
4. While the potatoes are getting baked, you can work on the other ingredients. Take the cubed apples and sprinkle some lemon juice on them and keep them aside in the fridge for at least 5 mins.
5. Once the lentils are cooked, strain out the water and leave them out to cool. Once they are nicely cooked down and dried up, throw in all the chopped vegetables and apples. Give it a nice gentle toss and keep your salad bowl in the fridge.
6. Take out the potatoes from the oven. Squish them lightly so that they break a little. Throw in a dash of balsamic vinegar and put them back for another 15 mins. You want to cook them until they become crunchy and golden.
7. For the sauce, mix all the ingredients together and voila!
8. Once your potatoes are baked. It's time to start plating! Toss your salad in a bowl, garnish with chia seeds and nuts. Add the baked potatoes and some mint leaves. Sprinkle some sauce and you won't regret it!

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