Warm Lentil Salad With Sausage And Potatoes - Salade De Lentilles À La Lyonnaise
- 9 ounces Green lentils, preferably "Lentils du Puy"
- 1 onion studded with a clove and 3 black peppercorns
- 1 bouquet garni (3 sprigs of thyme, 3 sprigs of parsley and 1 bay leaf)
- 18 ounces pork Lyon Sausage or dry sausage
- 2 medium potatoes
- Parsley leaves for decoration
- Fleur de Sel for finishing touch
- 6 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- 2 tablespoons Cider vinegar
- salt
- pepper
- Make the bouquet garni by making a bundle with 3 sprigs of thyme, 3 sprigs of parsley and 1 bay leaf tied with kitchen string.
- Pick through and wash the green lentils and cook in a large pot with 8 cups of water. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes.
- Drain. Put back in the pot with the onion with the clove and the bouquet garni. Cover with boiling water, bring to a boil, cover with lid, allow to simmer for 15 minutes (for cooking time please check the instructions in your package). Season with salt and cook 3 minutes more covered with lid.
- Wash the potatoes thoroughly leaving them whole with skin on.
- Prick the sausage piercing the skin.
- Bring a pot with water to a boil and add the potatoes with the skin and the pork sausage and allow to cook at medium low heat until potatoes are cooked through.
- Make a vinaigrette sauce by whisking together the olive oil, the vinegar, salt and pepper.
- Peel the potatoes and cut in slices or in cubes (this depends how rustic or modern you want to serve the dish). While still hot, drizzle with some vinaigrette.
- Peel the sausage and cut in slices or in cubes.
- Drain the lentils and season with some vinaigrette. Check seasoning and keep warm.
- Serve still warm.
- For a rustic presentation put the lentils in a serving dish with potato slices and sausage slices and sprinkle with some parsley.
- For a modern presentation, put on the centre of the plate some lentils, potatoes and sausage pieces, drizzle a little olive oil, sprinkle some Fleur de Sel and garnish with a parsley leaf.
green lentils, onion, bouquet garni, pork, potatoes, parsley, fleur de sel, olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper
Taken from food52.com/recipes/2386-warm-lentil-salad-with-sausage-and-potatoes-salade-de-lentilles-a-la-lyonnaise (may not work)