Puy lentil, spiced roast carrot & feta salad

Name: Puy lentil, spiced roast carrot & feta salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 tbsp cumin seeds; 500 g carrots peeled; 1 tbsp clear honey; 250 g pouch cooked puy lentils; 1 1 red onion finely sliced; 1 ½ lemon juiced; 1 large handful mint leaves; 100 g lamb's lettuce; 85 g feta cheese crumbled

Prep: 10 minsCook: 30 mins

Prep

10 mins

Cook

30 mins

Servings

Difficulty

Medium

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This is my go to salad when I want something that feels special but doesn't demand hours in the kitchen. The beauty of it is that the lentils come pre cooked, so you're really just roasting some spiced carrots and throwing everything together. Puy lentils are wonderful because they hold their shape beautifully and pack so much protein and fibre, making this genuinely filling as a main course. The warm roasted carrots with cumin seeds against the cool, creamy feta creates this perfect contrast that keeps you coming back for another forkful. Ready in under 45 minutes from start to finish.

Ella x

Ingredients

Servings:

2 tbspolive oil
1 tbspcumin seeds
500 gcarrots peeled(halved and cut into batons)
1 tbspclear honey
250 gpouch cooked puy lentils(or canned, drained and rinsed)
11 red onion finely sliced
1½ lemon juiced
1 largehandful mint leaves(roughly chopped)
100 glamb's lettuce
85 gfeta cheese crumbled

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Instructions

1
Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. In a shallow roasting tin, toss together half the oil, the cumin, carrots and some seasoning. Roast for 25 mins, turning halfway through cooking. Drizzle over the honey, stir and roast for 5 mins more.
2
Meanwhile, gently heat the lentils with the onion, lemon juice, remaining oil and some salt and pepper. Allow to cool slightly while the carrots finish cooking.
3
Toss the dressed lentils with mint and lamb’s lettuce. Lay warm spiced carrots on top and scatter with feta.

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