Looking for more ways to put legumes in your diet. I try to have at least one meal per week that includes legumes.
Here is a great, simple but tasty salad using lentils. It's great as a side dish or served as a tapa. I used the bits and pieces left over from a rotisserie chicken served earlier in the week.
Chicken and Lentil Salad
(Source: http://www.myrecipes.com/recipe/chicken-lentil-salad-50400000116284/)
Ingredient
1 cup brown lentils, sorted of debris and rinsed
1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1/3 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon fennel seeds, crushed
1 teaspoon chopped fresh tarragon
1/2 cup slivered red onion
1 cup shredded rotisserie chicken
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves
Preparation
1. Simmer lentils in 1 qt. lightly salted water in a covered saucepan just until tender to the bite, 15 minutes. Drain.2. Mix remaining ingredients in a bowl, then gently stir in warm lentils.
