Lentil and bacon salad

Name: Lentil and bacon salad
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 4–6
Ingredients: 1 radicchio; 90 ml (3 fl oz) red wine vinegar; 1 round lettuce; 2 celery sticks; 510 ml (5 fl oz) olive oil; 1 small leek; 2 small carrots; 200 g (6½ oz) piece of smoked bacon; 1 small onion, studded with a clove; 410 g (13 oz) small green Puy lentils

Preparation info

Serves
4–6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 5

Appears in

Salads

By Le Cordon Bleu

Published 2001

About

A hearty, warming salad that can be served as a main course or as an accompaniment. The lentils are cooked with the bacon for extra flavour.

Ingredients

410 g (13 oz) small green Puy lentils
200 g (6½

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

In a large pan, place the lentils, piece of smoked bacon and the clove-studded onion and cover with a generous amount of water. Bring to the boil and simmer for about 15 minutes, or until the lentils are tender. Remove the pan from the heat and tip the lentils and bacon into a sieve or fine colander to drain, then run under cold water until cold. Leave to drain thoroughly.<