Puy Lentil and Charred Courgette Salad

    15m prep time
    30m total time
    Easy level
    14 ingredients

A very simple and wholesome salad, packed with pulses, herbs, extra virgin olive oil and tasty, toasted sunflower seeds. This recipe is a brilliant way to pack in those extra plants and good fats, without even realising it.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Preheat the grill to 200°C. Dice the courgettes and lay them onto a shallow baking tray (you could line this with foil to limit the washing up). Drizzle generously with extra virgin olive oil and season well with salt and pepper. Add a pinch of chilli flakes if you like a little heat. Place the tray under the preheated grill and cook the courgettes for 8-10 minutes until they char and soften. Turn them halfway through cooking if they are over colouring. Once cooked, remove from the grill squeeze over the lemon juice and keep warm.

Step 2

Make the dressing by combining the grated garlic with the Dijon mustard, cider vinegar and the remaining extra virgin olive oil. Season with lots of black pepper and a generous pinch of salt.

Step 3

Heat the pre-cooked puy lentils according to the packet instructions and once hot, place them into a large bowl. Mix in the cooked and charred courgettes along with the halved plum tomatoes, and avocado and pour over all of the dressing. Add the picked parsley and the toasted sunflower seeds and mix once again. Season again with pepper.

Step 4

Serve the warm salad either on a platter or in deep bowls and crumble over some salty feta if you wish and a generous squeeze of lemon.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 60g Feta Cheese, crumbled 1 x Sainsbury's Greek Feta Cheese 200g
  • 0.5 Lemon 1 x Sainsbury's Lemons
  • 4 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Olive Oil, Extra Virgin 500ml
  • 325g Baby Plum Tomatoes, halved 1 x Sainsbury's Baby Plum Tomatoes 325g
  • 3 Large Courgettes, cut into 2cm cubes 3 x Sainsbury's Courgettes Loose
  • 20g Parsley, picked or chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Flat Leaf Parsley 30g
  • Maldon Salt, to taste 1 x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
  • 3 tbsp Cider Vinegar 1 x Sainsbury's Cider Vinegar 500ml
  • 100g Roasted Sunflower Seeds 1 x Sainsbury's Toasted Pumpkin & Sunflower Seeds 100g
  • 250g Cooked Puy Lentils 1 x Merchant Gourmet Puy Lentils & French Green Lentils Simply Cooked 250g
  • 1 Clove Garlic, peeled and grated 1 x Sainsbury's Garlic
  • 1 Avocado, diced 1 x By Sainsbury’s Medium Ripe & Ready Avocado
  • 250g Tomato Puy Lentils 1 x Merchant Gourmet Tomatoey French Puy & Green Lentils 250g
  • 1 tbsp Dijon Mustard 1 x Sainsbury's Dijon Mustard 185g
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