Let me say right off the bat that I don’t care for cold (non-lettuce) salads. Bean salads, pasta salad, none of it. So I am not sure why I even attempted this recipe. But- it was really good! I surprised myself! It was especially good to get a little of everything on my fork: lettuce, lentil salad, and egg. The salad dressing part only makes a tiny smidgen of dressing, so I doubled that. I would so make this again. *Also, I did not make my eggs sunny-side up- I had to do an over-medium.
rating: 9
Sunny-side Up Lentil Salad
(Self, Feb. 2011)
Serves 4
Ingredients:
14.5 oz diced tomatoes, including liquid
1 cup chopped onion
3/4 cup lentils, rinsed
2/3 cup finely diced celery
1/2 cup finely diced carrot
1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme (I used dried)
2 1/2 tablespoons white wine vinegar (I used champagne vinegar)
1/4 cup pomegranate seeds ( omitted)
2 tablespoons chopped fresh tarragon (or parsley) (I used dried tarragon)
1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
2 teaspoon olive oil
4 eggs
4 cups mixed baby lettuces
Directions:
Boil 3 cups water, tomatoes, onion, lentils, celery, carrot and thyme in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer until lentils are tender, 20 to 25 minutes. Drain; reserve cooking liquid. Return liquid to pan; boil over high heat to reduce liquid to 1/4 cup. Add 2 tbsp vinegar and lentil mixture to liquid; stir over medium heat. Add 1 tbsp tarragon; season with salt and pepper. Remove from heat but keep warm. Whisk remaining 1/2 tbsp vinegar in a bowl with mustard and oil; add salt and pepper. Coat a medium skillet with cooking spray; set over medium heat. Carefully add eggs so yolks remain whole; cook until whites are set; add salt and pepper. Toss lettuces with mustard dressing; divide evenly among 4 plates. Top greens with 1/4 lentils and 1 egg each; sprinkle with remaining 1 tbsp tarragon.
SERVE WITH Half of a 6-inch whole-wheat pita per person
THE SKINNY
285 calories per serving, 8 g fat (2 g saturated), 37 g carbs, 15 g fiber, 18 g protein
WITH SIDE 398 calories per serving, 9 g fat (2 g saturated), 60 g carbs, 18 g fiber, 22 g protein
