Warm lentil salad with Serrano, chicken & rocket

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• jemmag

  14 July 2009

  jemmag rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Very easy, simple and so much flavour! I didn't have any lentils so we had some multigrain bread instead, which worked fine! I've since adapted this recipe into other salads and all have tasted amazing! Lovely summer dish!

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• Geraldine

  21 July 2009

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  Found this a great recipe which was easily to make and with bags of flavour. Will make again.

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• woozle

  07 August 2009

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  Very easy to make, this is the first time I've tried the lentils and they went so well in this salad, lots of texture & flavour.

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• Irmgard

  04 November 2009

  Irmgard rated and commented on this recipe

  

  We just loved this salad! It is perfect to serve on a hot summer day when one does not feel like cooking. I used prosciutto instead of serrano ham since the latter is very expensive where I live, and roasted some boneless chicken breasts, which I then sliced thinly. This will be part of our regular hot weather meal rotation.

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• Belkey

  20 April 2010

  Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Love the clever idea of warming the lentils using boiling water from the kettle. I made this dish for supper last night and instead of tomatoes, I added some chunked cucumber and used parma ham instead of serrano as that is all I could get in the supermarket. Would definitely do again as a lovely substantial supper salad.

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• Laura C

  09 August 2012

  Laura C rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The sherry vinegar with the red onions works so well with the saltiness of the ham. We have this salad all through the summer. I always use rotisserie chicken from the supermarket and shred it up - fantastic and impressive summer dish.

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• Laura C

  09 August 2012

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  The sherry vinegar with the red onions works so well with the saltiness of the ham. We have this salad all through the summer. I always use rotisserie chicken from the supermarket and shred it up - fantastic and impressive summer dish.

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• Alastair93

  07 May 2013

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  Very delicious recipe. I was looking for healthy dinner ideas and came across this. My boyfriend loved it, too. The second time I made this, I heated the lentils in red wine, and served the salad with some tomato chutney. It went well with the earthy flavour of the lentils, and gave sweetness to the chicken.

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Ingredients

• 1 red onion , halved and very thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
• handful flat-leaf parsley , roughly chopped
• 4 ripe tomatoes , roughly chopped
• 2 tsp small capers , drained
• 250g pouch ready-cooked Puy lentils (I used Merchant Gourmet)
• 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil , plus extra
• 8 slices Serrano ham
• meat from 2 cooked chicken breasts , torn into pieces
• 100g bag wild rocket

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Serves 4

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Prep 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 red onion , halved and very thinly sliced
• 1 tbsp sherry vinegar
• handful flat-leaf parsley , roughly chopped
• 4 ripe tomatoes , roughly chopped
• 2 tsp small capers , drained
• 250g pouch ready-cooked Puy lentils (I used Merchant Gourmet)
• 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil , plus extra
• 8 slices Serrano ham
• meat from 2 cooked chicken breasts , torn into pieces
• 100g bag wild rocket

PER SERVING

320 kcalories, protein 35g, carbohydrate 2012g, fat 3 g, saturated fat 7g, fibre 5g, sugar 2.3g, salt 0 g

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