Lentil Salad with Red Onions and Garlic

Name: Lentil Salad with Red Onions and Garlic
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: salt and ground black pepper; a small bunch of fresh coriander (cilantro), chopped; 1 lemon, cut into wedges, to serve; salt and ground black pepper; 2 tomatoes, peeled, seeded and chopped; 10 ml/2 tsp ground turmeric; 45 ml/3 tbsp olive oil; 2 red onions, chopped; 900 ml/1 ½ pints/3¾ cups vegetable stock or water; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 10 ml/2 tsp ground cumin; 900 ml/1 ½ pints/3¾ cups vegetable stock or water; 175 g/6 oz/¾ cup brown or green lentils; 175 g/6 oz/¾ cup brown or green lentils

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Lentil Cookbook

By Ghillie Basan

Published 2016

About

This garlicky lentil salad can be served warm or cold as a main course salad, or as an appetizer or accompaniment to other main dishes.

Ingredients

175 g/6 oz/¾ cup brown or green lentils

Starter
Main course
Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Rinse and drain the lentils. Heat 30 ml/2 tbsp of the oil in a large pan or flameproof casserole and fry the onions until soft. Add the tomatoes, turmeric and cumin, then stir in th