Lentil salad with chabichou goat cheese and green apple

Light, lean, and full of protein, "green lentils du Puy" are one of our favorite ingerdients for every cooking. We love the nutty taste of this product ! Lentils can be associated with a lot of differents ingerdients and make wonderful healthy salads.

INGREDIENTS

- 300gr green lentils du Puy

- 1 piece chabichou goat cheese

- 1 green apple

- 2 tbsp hazelnuts

- 1 small red onion

- 1/2 lemon juice

- 1 tbsp pommery mustard

- 2 tbsp raspberry vinegar

- 2 tbsp walnut oil

- 1 tbsp chopped fresh parsley

- 4 pieces cherry tomatoes

METHOD

1- Place the lentils in a large saucepan with cold water, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, and cook 25 to 30 minutes, or until lentils are tender. Drain and rinse with cold water.

2- Dice the green apple and add ½ lemon juice

3- Dice the red onion

4- In a small bowl, mix together the lentils, green apple, red onion and parsley.

To prepare the dressing: 

1- Whisk together the pommery mustard, raspberry vinegar, walnuts oil, salt and pepper.

2- Just before serving, crumble the lentils on top of the salad with some chabichou, goat cheese and walnuts, then add the dressing sauce and serve immediately .