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Lentil Salad with Fresh Mint & Goat Cheese
3
Points®
Total Time
35 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
25 min
Serves
6
Difficulty
Easy
This recipe pairs hearty lentils with fresh chopped mint and creamy goat
cheese for a tasty contrast in flavor and texture. You can use regular green
lentils or the French variety, which are smaller, darker green, and firmer.
Ingredients
Dry lentils
1½ cup(s), dry French green lentils; rinsed and picked over
Bay leaf
2 leaf/leaves
Red onion
½ small, coarsely chopped
Fresh mint leaves
¼ cup(s), coarsely chopped
Table salt
½ tsp, or to taste
Black pepper
¼ tsp
Semisoft goat cheese
½ cup(s), crumbled