Lentil And Green Bean Salad

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 250 g dried brown lentils, rinsed (2x400g cans rinsed and drained)
• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 brown onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 teaspoons gingerroot, finely grated
• 2 teaspoons garam masala
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice (we subbed lemon)
• 200 g green beans, topped
• 250 g cherry tomatoes, quartered
• 4 celery ribs, ends trimmed and cut into matchsticks
• 1 ear of corn, cooked, kernels removed (our addition)
• coriander leaves, garnish
• yoghurt, to serve

Recipe

• 1 cook lentils about 25mins until tender or drain cans and rinse thoroughly.
• 2 cook onion until tender then add garlic and ginger. cook for a couple of minutes then add garam masala and cook 1-2mins until aromatic.
• 3 add onion mixture and lime juice to lentils and mix thoroughly. leave to cool slightly.
• 4 cook green beans until crisp tender then refresh in cold water and drain.
• 5 add corn kernels, green beans, tomatoes & celery to lentil mixture and stir gently to combine.
• 6 season with cracked black pepper and serve garnished with coriander and a dollop of yoghurt (we didn't miss the coriander or yoghurt but the pepper is a must).