Bean, pea and lentil salad

Name: Bean, pea and lentil salad
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 cup French-style lentils; 4 cups water; 200g trimmed green beans; 200g trimmed sugar-snap peas; 1 cup frozen peas; 1 finely chopped red onion; 100ml olive oil; 2 tbs lemon juice; ¼ cup coarsely chopped mint.

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by Fresh magazine

Oct 21, 2015

Ingredients (9)

1 cup French-style lentils
4 cups water
200g trimmed green beans
200g trimmed sugar-snap peas
1 cup frozen peas
1 finely chopped red onion
100ml olive oil
2 tbs lemon juice
¼ cup coarsely chopped mint.

Method

1.

Place 1 cup French-style lentils and 4 cups water in a saucepan. Bring to the boil over high heat. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 25 minutes or until just tender. Drain and set aside.
2.

Meanwhile cook 200g trimmed green beans in a saucepan of boiling, salted water for 2 minutes. Add 200g trimmed sugar-snap peas and cook for 2 minutes. Add 1 cup frozen peas.Cook for a further 2 minutes. Drain. Place in iced water for 5 minutes. Drain and combine with lentils and 1 finely chopped red onion. Whisk 100ml olive oil with 2 tbs lemon juice and season with salt and pepper. Toss gently through salad. Scatter over ¼ cup coarsely chopped mint. Serve.