Name: Lentil and asparagus salad with egg and sumac
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 250 gm Persian red lentils (see note); ½ Spanish onion, thinly sliced; 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; Juice of 2 lemons; 50 ml extra-virgin olive oil; 1 tbsp Sherry vinegar; 2 tsp sumac, plus extra to serve (optional); ¾ cup each flat-leaf parsley and mint; 2 bunches asparagus, trimmed; 4 eggs, at room temperature; 50 gm almonds, coarsely chopped; 150 gm Persian feta, coarsely crumbled

Lentil and asparagus salad with egg and sumac

Australian Gourmet Traveller fast recipe for lentil and asparagus salad with egg and sumac.

Ingredients

250 gm Persian red lentils (see note)

½ Spanish onion, thinly sliced

1 garlic clove, finely chopped

Juice of 2 lemons

50 ml extra-virgin olive oil

1 tbsp Sherry vinegar

2 tsp sumac, plus extra to serve (optional)

¾ cup each flat-leaf parsley and mint

2 bunches asparagus, trimmed

4 eggs, at room temperature

50 gm almonds, coarsely chopped

150 gm Persian feta, coarsely crumbled

Method

Main

1.Cook lentils in a saucepan of unsalted boiling water until just tender (10-12 minutes), drain, refresh, drain well and place in a large bowl. Combine onion, garlic and lemon juice in a bowl and stand until onion softens (5 minutes). Stir in oil, vinegar and sumac, add to lentils with herbs, and toss to combine.

2.Blanch asparagus until just tender (1-2 minutes), refresh, drain and set aside. Cook eggs in a saucepan of boiling water until soft-boiled (7 minutes), cool under cold running water, then peel and halve. Top lentil salad with asparagus and eggs, season to taste and serve scattered with almonds, feta and sumac.