Green Lentil Salad with Bacon and Auvergne Ham
Flavors of the Auvergne. Difficulty: Easy. Total time: less than 15 minutes; preparation time: 5 minutes; cooking time: 7 minutes.
Ingredients
| 1.2 kg | green Puy lentils |
| 240 g | smoked bacon bits (lardons) |
| 240 g | cured raw ham or country ham, diced |
| 100 g | chopped onion |
| 100 ml | balsamic vinegar |
| — | salt and pepper |
| — | thyme |
| — | bay leaf |
| — | chervil (to garnish) |
Instructions
- Place the lentils in cold water; bring to a boil with the salt, thyme and bay leaf and cook for 20 minutes.
- Chop the onions finely.
- Make the vinaigrette by combining the vinegar, salt and pepper.
- Combine the cooled lentils with the vinaigrette; add the onions, the diced raw ham and cooked smoked bacon bits.
- Place in a bowl, garnish with chervil.