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🍽️ Warm Lentil Salad with Smoked Salmon

324 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1 bay leaf
• 300 g brown lentils
• 1 garlic clove
• 2 tbsp wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 pinch sugar
• salt
• pepper (from the mill)
• 2 tbsp sunflower oil
• 1 red onion
• 120 g smoked salmon (sliced)
• 2 handfuls arugula

Instructions

1. 1. Fill a pot with plenty of water and add the bay leaf. Bring the water to a boil.
2. 2. Rinse the lentils in a sieve with hot water to clean them.
3. 3. Add the drained lentils to the pot with the boiling water.
4. 4. Cover the pot and cook the lentils on low heat for about 35 minutes.
5. 5. Cook the lentils until they are tender but still have a slight bite.
6. 6. Peel the garlic clove and chop it finely.
7. 7. Mix the chopped garlic with vinegar, lemon juice, sugar, salt, and pepper in a bowl.
8. 8. Add the oil to the spice mixture and stir everything well.
9. 9. Finally, adjust the seasoning of the dressing with salt and pepper.
10. 10. Drain the cooked lentils in a sieve.
11. 11. Remove the bay leaf from the lentils.
12. 12. Add the lentils to the bowl with the dressing and mix them well.
13. 13. Let the lentil salad cool down slowly until it is lukewarm.
14. 14. Peel the onion and cut it in half lengthwise.
15. 15. Cut the onion halves into very fine strips.
16. 16. Cut the smoked salmon into fine strips as well.
17. 17. Rinse the arugula under running water.
18. 18. Remove any tough stems from the arugula.
19. 19. Dry the arugula in a salad spinner or with a kitchen towel.
20. 20. Taste the cooled lentil salad one last time and adjust the seasoning if needed.
21. 21. Divide the lentil salad among several plates or bowls.
22. 22. Garnish the salad with the prepared onions, smoked salmon, and arugula.
23. 23. Serve the salad immediately.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 324
• Protein: 25 g · Fett/Fat: 10 g · Carbs: 33 g