Lentil Salad

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Today, let’s make a salad that is both full of flavor and easy to prepare.
Curried lentils are of course one of my favorite lentil recipes, served either hot or cold (vinaigrette added), by them self as salad or as a sexy side dish (again, either hot or as salad). And tandoori chicken?- well, anytime, please 🙂
While I don’t have a tandoori oven in my kitchen (neither do you, I guess), cooking the chicken without fat in a VERY hot cast iron pan will give satisfying, similar results.
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Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !

Tandoori Chicken Salad

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Preparation :
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: marinate chicken thighs overnight in a paste of ghee, garam masala, cumin, allspice, lemon juice, yogurt, paprika, cinnamon, grated ginger, garlic paste, black pepper and kosher salt

: cook lentils by slowly simmering in salted water until soft, but not falling apart

: mix greek yogurt, mayo, mustard, curry powder, turmeric powder, rice vinegar, kosher salt and cayenne pepper

: add lentils, chopped cilantro, diced radish, diced cucumbers and sliced chilies, mix well, check / adjust seasoning

: add chicken to VERY HOT cast Iron pan, cook for about 3 minutes on one side

: turn chicken, turn down temperature a bit, cook until cooked through

: dress lettuce with vinaigrette of your choice

: add lentil salad

: top with chicken breast

: top with a dollop of greek yogurt, sprinkle with chopped cilantro

: Tandoori Chicken Salad

: Tandoori Chicken Salad

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Rib Eye Steak – suberb !
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Herbed Garlic Yogurt – delightful !!
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Lentil Salad – best EVER !!!!!!!
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A few day’s back I had some leftover lentils (see cooking instructions here). The next morning I added some olive oil, cider vinegar , lot’s of garlic paste and a bit of ketchup and dijon mustard. Today I added some diced chilies and peppers. Let me tell you, taste and texture were out of this world.
A typical example of how leftovers, when treated properly, can make a whole new great dish, sometimes even better than the original. The combination of the steak, salad and yogurt was truly outstanding. Simple food at it’s best :-).
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Bon Appetit ! Life is Good !
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