Puy lentil, goats’ cheese and beetroot salad
Prep time: 10 minsTotal time: 
Puy lentil, goats’ cheese and beetroot salad
Prep time: 10 minsTotal time: 
Rachel Khoo
Rachel Khoo burst on to our TV screens in 2012 with The Little Paris Kitchen and quickly gained a loyal following. Several TV shows later, she has also published a number of cookbooks.
Rachel Khoo
Rachel Khoo burst on to our TV screens in 2012 with The Little Paris Kitchen and quickly gained a loyal following. Several TV shows later, she has also published a number of cookbooks.
Ingredients
For the salad:
- 200g Puy lentils
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 sprig of thyme
- 1-2 cooked beetroot, peeled
- 1-2 handfuls of baby salad leaves
- 200g goats’ cheese
- extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 x 20g pack cress, picked
For the dill vinaigrette:
- ½ bunch of dill
- 2 tbsp sunflower oil
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- ½ tsp salt
- a pinch of sugar
Step by step
Cook the lentils up to a few hours ahead. Make the vinaigrette up to an hour ahead.
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Wash the lentils under cold running water, then put them into a large pan with the bay leaf, thyme and a generous pinch of salt. Cover the lentils with at least double their volume of boiling water and cook for 15-20 minutes, or until tender.
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Meanwhile, make the vinaigrette by whizzing the dill (including the stalks) in a blender with all the other ingredients.
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Use a mandolin or a sharp knife to thinly slice the beetroot. Drain the lentils and discard the bay leaf and thyme.
TipIf time's tight you could always use a pouch of ready-cooked lentils instead.
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To assemble, arrange the salad leaves and beetroot slices on a platter, scatter over the lentils and crumble over the goats’ cheese. Drizzle with the vinaigrette and a little extra-virgin olive oil; finish with a sprinkling of salt and pepper and the cress.
