It’s hard to believe that out of all the great iconic French food, the dish that has stood the test of time for me is the bowl of “country caviar” that, in fact, is a cold lentil salad.

15 minutes and a raid of your store cupboard is all you need to make this hearty lentil and chickpea salad, dressed in an aromatic spiced tarka. To make the salad, toss all the ingredients ...

You do not want to end up with a lentil mush. 3. Prepare the celery and apple now. Finely chop the other half of the onion too. Once you have chopped the apple, put it in a bowl with water and lemon ...

Pour a little olive oil over the salad and serve. The lentils can be cooked in advance. Season the lentils with salt, pepper and olive oil and leave to cool. Once cool cover the lentils and place ...

Lentils: I used green lentils, and I used jarred ones. All I needed to do was rinse and drain them and they were ready to go!