Puy Lentil, Goat’s Cheese and Sun Dried tomato Salad

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Puy Lentil, Goat’s Cheese and Sun Dried tomato Salad

The flavours and textures in this recipe all work really well together. The Puy Lentils also look great on your plate.

Serves 4
30 Minutes
2 pans
Beginner

Suitable for vegetarians

Ingredients

1 x 250g pouch of Merchant Gourmet Simply Cooked Puy Lentils
Goat cheese log with rind
240g Merchant Gourmet Sun-dried tomatoes in oil, sliced
2 garlic cloves sliced
Handful of chopped fresh parsley
3 shallots
1 small red chilli, chopped
1 tsp cumin

Vinaigrette

2 tbs whole grain mustard
2 tbs balsamic vinegar
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2/3 cups extra virgin olive oil
Sea salt and pepper to season

Instructions

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1.Make the vinaigrette: Place all the ingredients into a screw top jar and shake until everything is well combined. The vinaigrette will keep well in the fridge for a week or so

2.In a pan, fry the sliced shallots, garlic, chilli and cumin in a little oil

3.Add the Simply Cooked Puy Lentils and heat through

4.Add the sliced sun dried tomatoes, chopped parsley and a couple of table spoons of the reserved oil. Mix well and chill if preferred

5.Cut the goats cheese into 2 inch slices, leaving the rind on. Grill lightly until warm

6.Serve the cheese on top of the lentil salad drizzled with the vinaigrette