Upon moving into our apartment, we realized the kitchen was microwave-less. After having to make do without one for the past 7 weeks or so, we came to realize how little we missed it. A while back I replaced all my plastic storage containers with these glass ones, making reheating so much easier. I can just pop the leftovers straight into the oven without having to dirty another dish. I did buy small saucepan for heating up soups, pastas, rice and the like, which makes heating on the stove even faster and cleanup a cinch.
Another reason we haven’t missed a microwave is we’ve been enjoying all the summer seasonal fruits & vegetables. This lentil salad is full of fresh herbs, bright summer heirloom tomatoes and tangy goat cheese. It’s a perfect salad served up warm or cold, either on it’s own or smashed inside of pita bread.
Summer Tomato Lentils
Adapted from Sprouted Kitchen
- 1 cup lentils
- 1 Lemon, zest and juice
- 1/3 cup goat cheese
- 2 shallots, sliced thin
- 3 cups baby heirloom tomatoes
- 1 T olive oil
- 1/3 cup chives, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup basil, chopped
- 1 T dijon mustard
- 1 t garlic salt
- Salt & pepper to taste
325 Oven. Cut tomatoes in half. On the baking pan, toss with 1/2 T of the olive oil and garlic salt. Roast in the oven for 30 minutes. Rinse and drain lentils. In a pot bring 1 1/2 cups water to a boil, add the lentils, turn down the heat to medium and simmer for about 20 minutes, or until softened. Put them in a large bowl and crumble in the goat cheese so it melts. Add the lemon zest and juice, and gently fold to coat. Heat up the remaining 1/2 T olive oil on medium. Add the sliced shallots and cook about 15 minutes, until they are golden brown on both sides. Gently fold the mustard and fresh black pepper & salt into the goat cheesey lentils. Add the basil and mint, roasted tomatoes and crispy shallots.
Images: sammyw
This looks SO GOOD! I just ate lunch, but am drooling over here. I’ll definitely give this a try!
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That is so creative and looks absolutely delicious! Thanks! :)