French Green Lentil, Brown Rice, Tomato and Feta Salad
Recipe for French Green Lentil and Brown Rice Salad with Tomatoes and Feta. Can easily be made vegetarian or vegan.
Servings: 6 cups
Ingredients
- 1 cup French green lentils uncooked, rinsed
- 2 rice cups brown rice (uncooked)
- 1/2 large yellow onion diced small
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 2 cups chicken stock or vegetable stock
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 stalks celery diced small
- 1/2 bunch fresh Italian flat leaf parsley, destemed and chopped
- 1/2 red or yellow bell pepper
- 1 cup diced tomato
- 3 oz feta cheese crumbled
- 2 oz extra virgin olive oil
- 1 oz white wine vinegar
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Cook the brown rice in a rice cooker or stove top in a pot. When done, spread on a sheet pan to cool.
- Cook the lentils while the brown rice is cooking. Heat a medium sized sauce pot and add the tablespoon of oil. Add the onion and saute until soft, but not colored. Add the garlic and saute 1 minute longer.
- Add the rinsed lentils, stir, add the chicken stock. Bring to a simmer and reduce to low. Cook the lentils until tender, about 40 minutes. Most of the liquid should have evaporated. Spread on a sheet pan to cool.
- Dice the celery, bell pepper, and tomato and place in a large mixing bowl. Chop the parsley and add to the bowl. Add the cooled lentils and rice to the bowl.
- Whisk together the olive oil and vinegar in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper (about 1/2 tsp each to start). Pour over the salad and gently mix. Fold in the crumbled cheese.
Notes
The lentils yield 2 cups cooked and the brown rice yields 3 cups cooked, so if you already have the items cooked, those are the amounts you can start with in the salad.
If you want to make the dish vegetarian, substitute water or vegetable stock for the chicken stock when cooking the lentils. If you want to make the recipe vegan, leave out the cheese.