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lentil salad with Indian spices

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I tried a few different side dishes with the stuffed red peppers before I landed on this subtle lentil recipe, and I think I finally got it right! It’s not too spicy, so you can really taste the stuffed peppers, but they have just enough interesting spices and vegetable colors (pink and orange!) to make them a perfect accompaniment. Of course, you can serve this salad with other things, as well; it’s wonderful with the spicy roasted cauliflower with red peppers and cumin, for example!  Or you can serve it with a dollop of chutney or a dish of salted, garlicky yogurt and a piece of pita bread.

This recipe is a variation of a salad in Annie Somerville’s Fields of Greens. If you make this salad ahead of time (which is always a good idea with legumes—the flavors deepen and meld together), don’t add the cilantro until just before serving. You’ll need to bring it to room temperature, and then taste the salad again before serving. It will likely need more white wine vinegar and salt before serving—the lentils will soak up the seasonings as they sit, and will need more sparkle. Oh—and if you don’t have the cilantro, that’s OK—make the salad anyway!

1 ½ cups French green lentils
1 bay leaf
3 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed or minced
1 medium red onion, diced
white wine vinegar
4 large carrots, peeled and diced
zest and juice from a lemon
1 ½ teaspoons cumin seed, toasted and ground
¼ teaspoon ground coriander
1 ½ teaspoons sea salt or kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
¼ cup coarsely chopped cilantro

1. Rinse the lentils and place them in a medium-sized saucepan; cover generously with cold water and add the bay leaf and garlic. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer until tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Make sure not to undercook them (you should be able to squish them between your tongue and the roof of your mouth) but don’t let them turn into mush.
2. Meanwhile, bring another pot of water to a boil. Drop the diced onion in for about 30 seconds, then scoop out with a strainer and toss the onions with a generous splash of white wine vinegar. Add a little salt to the water and drop the carrots in for 4 or 5 minutes, until they are just tender-crisp, then drain and toss in with the onions.
3. In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, zest, 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar, spices, salt, cayenne, and black pepper.
4. Drain the lentils when tender; remove the bay leaf and immediately toss them into a large bowl with the vegetables and the dressing mixture. The lemon flavor will be strong at first, but the lentils will absorb it. Add more salt and vinegar to taste—make sure the flavors are nice and sparkling! Toss in the cilantro just before serving.

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