Spicy lentil salad with roasted asparagus, tomato & croutons
https://www.coop.co.uk/recipes/spicy-lentil-salad-with-roasted-asparagus-tomato-and-croutons
This recipe makes a great lunch to take to work — just pack the dressing separately
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Feeds
4
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Ready in
25 minutes
Each serving contains
% of adult’s reference intake | Carbohydrates per serving : 26g
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Ingredients
- 250g Co-op British asparagus, trimmed and halved
- ½ x 250g pack Co-op baby plum tomatoes, halved
- 50g stale bread, cubed (we used Co-op sourdough boule)
- 2 tbsp Co-op olive oil
- 250g precooked green lentils
- Zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp Co-op Fairtrade clear honey
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- ½ tsp chilli flakes
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 70g pack Co-op rocket
- 25g pack flat leaf parsley, leaves only, roughly chopped
Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan 180°C/Gas 6
- Put the asparagus, plum tomatoes and bread on a baking tray and drizzle over half the olive oil
- Season, then toss together and roast for 20 mins
- Meanwhile, heat the lentils according to the pack instructions
- Whisk together the remaining olive oil, lemon zest and juice, honey, mustard, chilli flakes and garlic in a small bowl to make a dressing
- Arrange the rocket and lentils on a serving plate
- Top with the roasted asparagus, tomatoes and croutons, then drizzle over the dressing
- Scatter over the parsley to serve
