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Salatet Adds

Recipe information

  • Yield

    serves 6

Ingredients

1 1/4 cups large green or brown lentils
Salt
6–7 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Juice of 1 1/2 lemons, or to taste
1 or 2 cloves garlic, crushed (optional)
Pepper
1/2–1 teaspoon ground coriander or cumin (optional)
3 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Rinse and drain the lentils, and boil them in fresh water for about 20 minutes, or until tender, adding salt towards the end. Then drain.

    Step 2

    Mix the rest of ingredients plus a little salt and pour over the lentils while still hot.

    Step 3

    Serve cold.

  2. Variations

    Step 4

    Fry 3 chopped garlic cloves in 2 tablespoons of the oil with 1 teaspoon ground cumin or coriander and stir into the lentils. Omit these from the dressing.

    Step 5

    Cook the lentils until they are very soft, mash to a puree, and dress as above.

Cover of Claudia Roden's The New Book of Middle Easter Food, featuring a blue filigree bowl filled with Meyer lemons and sprigs of mint.
Reprinted with permission from The New Book of Middle Eastern Food, copyright © 2000 by Claudia Roden, published by Knopf. Buy the full book on Amazon or Bookshop.
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