Delicious and light, this Lentil Salad with cherry tomatoes is perfect as a side dish, but also as a main dish for an informal dinner with friends or family.
Quick to prepare, it practically takes only 5 minutes: just get some lentils, I used the pre-cooked ones, cherry tomatoes, a spring onion, cubes of Feta and it’s done.
If you prefer, you can use dried lentils: remember to soak them the night before. If they are peeled lentils, it is not necessary: anyway read the directions on the package. It will take a little more time, but the result does not change.
Missing an ingredient? Don’t worry, you can add other ingredients you have, such as tuna, mackerel, mozzarella cheese, onion, green olives …
Colorful and tasty, it is the perfect recipe to take to the office or to the beach and to enjoy cold.
Let’s see together how to make the Lentil Salad with cherry tomatoes recipe. Let’s get started.
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First, remove the conservation water from the lentils , place them in a colander and rinse them under running water, let them rest long enough for them to dry (or dab them gently with kitchen paper).
Once dry, place them in the bowl you will use to serve your salad.
Wash the cherry tomatoes , pat them dry with a clean cloth and cut them in half and then into segments, then add them to the lentils together with the Taggiasca olives.
Clean the spring onion , remove the beard and all the earth if present, cut the green part (but don’t throw it away, it can be used to prepare the vegetable broth) and, finally, cut the remaining part (the white one) into rounds.
Finally, cut the feta into cubes and add it to the other ingredients, then season with extra virgin olive oil , salt and fresh basil .
Here it is. Lentil salad with cherry tomatoes is ready. Enjoy!
Buon appetito!
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