French Lentil Salad with Walnuts and Goat Cheese

from tastingspoons.com
20 min
6 servings

Delicious lentil salad (served at room temp) that could easily be a main dish. The walnuts and goat cheese add texture and plenty of flavor.

Ingredients

  • french green lentils

    le puy, or brown

    1 ½ c
  • bay leaf
    1
  • thyme
    6 sprigs
  • carrot

    peeled and finely diced

    1 small
  • red onion

    peeled and finely diced

    1 small
  • rib celery

    finely diced

    1
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • flat-leaf parsley

    chopped

    ½ c
  • walnuts or pecans

    toasted and coarsely chopped

    1 c
  • crumbled goat cheese
    1 c
  • red wine vinegar
    1 tbsp
  • salt
    1 ¼ tsp
  • dijon mustard
    1 tsp
  • good quality olive oil
    ⅓ c
  • shallot

    peeled and minced

    1 small

Directions