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French Lentil Salad

Here's how you make French Lentil Salad
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 9m
  • Cook: 60m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 6 ounces thick-cut bacon, 6 slices coarsely chopped
  • 1/2 cup onion, diced
  • 1 clove garlic,smashed
  • 1 carrot,grated
  • 6 cups water
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 3/4 pound smoked ham hock
  • 1 pound french green lentils, rinsed, drained
  • Dressing:
  • 1/4 cup fresh parsley,minced
  • 1/2 teaspoons thyme
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons dijon mustard
  • 1/2 cup red onions,chopped
  • 1/2 cup celery,chopped
  • 1/4 cup walnuts,chopped
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Cook bacon in heavy large saucepan over medium heat until brown and crisp. Using slotted spoon

  • Step 2: Transfer bacon to paper towels to drain. Add onion to drippings in saucepan; sauté

  • Step 3: Add garlic

  • Step 4: Add 6 cups water, ham hock, lentils and bay leaf

  • Step 5: Bring to boil.

  • Step 6: Add carrots

  • Step 7: Reduce heat to medium-low.

  • Step 8: Cover and simmer until lentils are tender, about 30 minutes.

  • Step 9: Using tongs, transfer ham hock to work surface.

  • Step 10: Drain lentils.

  • Step 11: Cool ham hock and lentils.

  • Step 12: Cut ham from bone; dice.

  • Step 13: Transfer ham to large bowl.

  • Step 14: Whisk oil, red wine vinegar, and Dijon mustard in small bowl to blend.

  • Step 15: Transfer lentils to large bowl with ham. Add dressing, red onion, celery, bacon, 1/4 cup parsley, walnuts and thyme.

  • Step 16: Toss to combine.

  • Step 17: Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve at room temperature

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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