Lentil and Goat's Cheese Salad with Walnut Dressing

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recipe by Octopus Publishing https://octopusbooks.co.uk/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    10mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    584
based on 3 ratings

This is a light salad with a punchy walnut dressing. Lentils and walnut pieces add bite, which complements the creamy goats’ cheese perfectly. Walnut oil has a deliciously distinctive flavour, but if you can’t find it olive oil would also work.

recipe updated 23 Feb. 2022

Ingredients

  • Puy lentils icon
    Puy lentils
    400 g
  • Red capsicum icon
    Red capsicum
    125 g
  • Soft goat cheese icon
    Soft goat cheese
    125 g
  • Baby spinach icon
    Baby spinach
    150 g
  • Walnuts icon
    Walnuts
    50 g
  • Balsamic vinegar icon
    Balsamic vinegar
    2 tablespoons
  • Walnut oil icon
    Walnut oil
    3 tablespoons
  • Dijon mustard icon
    Dijon mustard
    1 tablespoon
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    1 pinch

Tools

  • kCook icon Medium bowl
  • kCook icon Small bowl
  • kCook icon Medium bowl

Step preview

  1. Add baby spinach, puy lentils, red capsicum and walnuts to a clean medium bowl
  2. Add balsamic vinegar, walnut oil and dijon mustard to a clean small bowl
  3. Season with salt & pepper
  4. Transfer dressing to salad
  5. Transfer salad to 4 medium bowls
  6. Top with soft goat cheese
  7. Serve immediately
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