10 lentil tomato and goat cheese salad Recipes

lentils (i use brown ), red wine vinegar, green onion, minced, dijon mustard, olive oil, diced peeled cucumbers, diced plum tomato (seed if you like), chopped red onion, chopped fresh dill or 1 tbsp dried dill, chopped fresh parsley or 1 tbsp dried parsley, minced garlic, soft fresh goat cheese, chilled for easier crumbling (like montrachet), lightly-toasted walnuts or 1/4 cup pine nuts, with 2 tsp reserved for garnish (optional)

squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 1-inch cubes (pumpkin, butternut), garlic cloves, peeled, red onions , quartered lengthwise through the root, sea salt, hot paprika, extra virgin olive oil, tomatoes, cooked lentils, organic goat cheese, crumbled, lemon , juice of, freshly squeezed

green lentils, chicken stock (i use homemade, unsalted ), water, garlic clove, peeled and pierced with a fork (you can use more), carrot, peeled and finely diced, stalk celery, finely diced, herbes de provence, bay leaf, preferably fresh, tomatoes, scallions, finely chopped , including green tops, fresh parsley, chopped, capers, drained and chopped, fresh goat cheese, crumbled (or, my preference, mild feta), mixed baby greens (or the salad greens of your choice), extra virgin olive oil, fresh lemon juice, dijon mustard, salt, fresh ground pepper

brown or green lentils, rinsed and picked over, garlic , smashed, tomatoes, halved, pitted kalamata olives, chopped, chopped fresh basil leaves, olive oil, lemon juice, salt and pepper, fresh goat cheese, crumbled

sherry vinegar, olive oil, minced garlic, olive oil, french green lentils, chicken broth, water, chopped fresh chives, chopped fresh cilantro, crumbled chevre (goat cheese), quartered grape tomatoes (optional)

french green lentil (lentilles de puy), red wine vinegar, shallot, minced, dijon mustard, olive oil, diced seed peeled cucumbers, diced seeded plum tomato, chopped red onion, chopped fresh dill, chopped fresh parsley, garlic clove, minced, soft fresh goat cheese

french green lentils, bay leaves, fresh thyme, carrot, finely chopped, stalk celery, finely chopped, minced shallots, minced garlic, tomatoes, seeded and sliced thinly, chopped herbs (parsley, thyme, oregano), salt and freshly ground black pepper, french vinaigrette , recipe follows, thick-cut bacon , cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick strips, cooked until crisp, and drained, crumbled goat cheese

boneless quail , about 4 oz each, extra-virgin olive oil, lemon juice, goat cheese, prosciutto, chopped, minced fresh rosemary, essence , recipe follows, kicked up lentil salade au lardon , recipe follows, fried leeks, for garnish, french green lentils, whole garlic cloves, smashed, bay leaves, fresh thyme, thick-cut bacon , cut crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick strips, carrot, finely chopped, stalk celery, finely chopped, minced shallots, minced garlic, extra-virgin olive oil, red wine vinegar, tomatoes, seeded and finely chopped, chopped parsley, essence , recipe follows, salt, freshly ground black pepper, frisee, arugula, crumbled goat cheese, paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried leaf oregano, dried thyme