{"id":2276,"date":"2024-03-11T20:18:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T20:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/?p=2276"},"modified":"2024-03-11T20:18:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T20:18:41","slug":"lentil-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/2024\/03\/11\/lentil-salad\/","title":{"rendered":"LENTIL SALAD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">INGREDIENTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LENTIL SALAD INGREDIENTS:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 cup&nbsp;uncooked lentils&nbsp;<em>(either green, French green or brown lentils)<\/em>, rinsed and picked over<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;English cucumber, finely diced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;small red onion, finely diced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3\/4 cup&nbsp;chopped fresh mint leaves, loosely packed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2 cup&nbsp;diced and drained sun-dried tomatoes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">LEMON DRESSING:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>3 tablespoons&nbsp;olive oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tablespoons&nbsp;freshly-squeezed lemon juice<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 teaspoon&nbsp;Dijon mustard<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1&nbsp;clove garlic, pressed or minced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon&nbsp;fine sea salt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1\/4 teaspoon&nbsp;freshly-cracked black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">INSTRUCTIONS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Cook the lentils.&nbsp;<\/strong>Combine the lentils in a saucepan with 3 cups of water (or veggie broth) and stir to combine.&nbsp; Cook over medium-high heat until the broth reaches a simmer.&nbsp; Then reduce heat to medium-low, cover and maintain the simmer until the lentils are tender, about 20-25 minutes depending on the type of lentils used.&nbsp; Use a strainer to drain and rinse the lentils in cold water for 1 minute until they are chilled, and set aside.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Mix the dressing.&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;Meanwhile, as the lentils are cooking, combine all of the lemon dressing ingredients in a small bowl and whisk together until combined.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Combine.&nbsp;<\/strong>Add the cooked and chilled lentils, cucumber, red onion, mint and sun-dried tomatoes to a large bowl.&nbsp; Drizzle evenly with the lemon dressing and toss until evenly combined.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Serve.&nbsp;<\/strong>Enjoy immediately, or refrigerate in a sealed container for up to 3-4 days.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gimmesomeoven.com\/lentil-salad\/#respond\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INGREDIENTS LENTIL SALAD INGREDIENTS: LEMON DRESSING: INSTRUCTIONS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2277,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[80],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2276","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-3-latest-salad"],"Cooking_time":"30","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/31.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2276","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2276"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2276\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2278,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2276\/revisions\/2278"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2277"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2276"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2276"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cake.appscodestudio.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2276"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}