French · Salad

Warm Lentil Salad with Sausage

Name: Warm Lentil Salad with Sausage
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 400 g lentils, about 2 cups, rinsed; 1 leaf bay leaf; 950 ml water, or stock; 110 ml extra virgin olive oil, divided: 1 tablespoon for the sausage, 1 tablespoon for the vegetables, the rest for the dressing; 450 g chicken sausage, cut into small pieces; 1 medium onion, chopped; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 130 g zucchini, diced, about 1 cup; 2 large tomatoes, chopped; 80 ml red wine vinegar; 1½ tbsp Dijon mustard; 1½ tsp fresh thyme leaves; salt and black pepper, to taste

Tender lentils tossed while still warm with browned chicken sausage, onion, zucchini and tomato, in a mustard and thyme vinaigrette. Good served warm or after a rest.

YieldServes 4 to 6
Hands-on35 min
Total1 h 5 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

400 glentils, about 2 cups, rinsed
1 leafbay leaf
950 mlwater, or stock
110 mlextra virgin olive oil, divided: 1 tablespoon for the sausage, 1 tablespoon for the vegetables, the rest for the dressing
450 gchicken sausage, cut into small pieces
1medium onion, chopped
2 clovesgarlic, minced
130 gzucchini, diced, about 1 cup
2large tomatoes, chopped
80 mlred wine vinegar
1½ tbspDijon mustard
1½ tspfresh thyme leaves
to tastesalt and black pepper

Contains

Mustard
Sulfites
Legumes (any)
Lentils
Olive
Grapes
Nightshades (any)
Tomato
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Cabbage family (any)
Fennel
Zucchini
Turmeric
Thyme
Bay leaf
Black and white pepper
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weeknight

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: moderate
Protein: high
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: high
Sodium: low

Budget

Budget: moderate

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