Sausage and egg lentil salad with mozzarella
A simple recipe for sausages and egg in a greenn lentil salad with mozzarella cheese.
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2-3 medium-sized sausages
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 white onion
- 1 cup of uncooked green lentils
- 4 cups of water or liquid beef or chicken stock
- 200 g 3/4 cup of mozzarella cheese
- 2-3 sprigs of fresh parsley
Salad dressing
- 3 tablespoons of olive oil
- 1/4 cup of balsamic vinegar
- 1 teaspoon of garlic powder
- pinch of salt and pepper
Instructions
Lentils on the stove top:
- In a saucepan, add the lentils along with water and salt and bring to a boil over medium heat for 5 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for about 15 minutes, or until water is absorbed.
- Remove from heat and mix with a fork.
Lentils in a rice cooker:
- Add the lentils, water and salt into the the rice cooker and turn it on.
- Once it is finished, remove from the rice cooker into a large bowl and mix with a fork.
Other ingredients:
- Boil the eggs in a saucepan for 4 minutes.
- Chop the sausages into thin 1-2inch slices, and the onion into small pieces.
- In a large casserole at medium heat, cook the sausages and the onion with 1 tablespoon of oil for 5-6 minutes, or until lightly golden brown.
- Chop the mozzarella cheese into small quarters, and the parsley into small pieces.
- In a small bowl, combine the remaining olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Peel the eggs and cut into small quarters.
- Once cooked, move the lentils to casserole with the sausages and onions so that the lentils absorb the juices from the sausages for about 2-3 minutes at medium heat.
- Move the lentils, sausages, and onions to a large salad bowl.
- While warm, combine it with the mozzarella cheese, eggs, parsley, and salad dressing.
- Toss the salad and serve.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 475kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 21gFat: 36gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 22gCholesterol: 233mgSodium: 878mgFiber: 4gSugar: 5g
Please note: We are not certified nutritionists and these estimates written and produced for entertainment purposes only.