Beluga lentil salad with beetroot and dill pesto

AUTHOR
Antoine Long
DIFFICULTY
very easy
RATING
5 1
COOK TIME
35 mins
TOTAL TIME
35 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 4
  • 50 g Almond kernels
  • 150 g Beluglinsen
  • 400 g beetroot
  • 1 Onion
  • 6 TABLESPOONS Olive oil
  • 100 ml Orange juice
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 1 TABLESPOON Honey
  • 1 TABLESPOON Mustard
  • 4 TABLESPOONS Fruit vinegar
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper
  • 1 collar Dill
  • 150 g Feta cheese

Directions

  1. 1

    Roast almonds in a pan without fat while turning. Cook the lentils in boiling water for about 10 minutes. Peel, wash and slice beetroot into thin slices. Peel and finely chop the onion. Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a saucepan and sauté the onion for about 3 minutes.

  2. 2

    Add orange juice and 100 ml salted water, bring to the boil. Add beetroot and cook in closed pot for about 4 minutes.

  3. 3

    Pour into a sieve and collect the cooking liquid. For the marinade, mix cooking liquid, honey, mustard and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper. Pour the lentils into a sieve, rinse with cold water, drain well.

  4. 4

    Mix marinade, beetroot and lentils. Leave to stand for approx. 10 minutes.

  5. 5

    For the pesto dill, wash, shake dry, pluck flags from the stems and cut finely, except for a little to garnish. Finely chop the almonds. Mix dill, almonds and 4 tablespoons of oil. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

  6. 6

    Crumble cheese. Arrange salad, sprinkle with cheese, drizzle pesto over it. Garnish with dill.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
480 kcal
CARBS
34 g
FATS
29 g
PROTEINS
19 g