Minty Puy lentil and courgette salad
Ingredients:
100g Puy lentils
2 courgettes
1 red onion
1 garlic clove
1tsp cumin seeds
1tbsp chopped fresh mint
200ml yoghurt
2tsp lemon
Method:
- Put the lentils into a pan and cover them with about 3cm of cold water
- Simmer for 20 minutes. They should still have some bite to them
- Meanwhile put the oven on at 200C
- Slice the courgettes, place in a roasting tin and drizzle with olive oil
- Season well and roast in the oven for 10 minutes
- Finely chop the garlic and red onion
- Heat 1tbps of olive oil and add the garlic, onion and cumin seeds
- Stir round for a few of minutes before adding the cooked lentils – season well and leave to cool
- Combine the courgettes with the lentils
- Mix the mint with the yoghurt and lemon juice and gently stir into the lentils and vegetables
Original Source:
Izzy Silvester
