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Lentil salad with sweet and sour pears

Fresh lentil salad with sweet and sour pear, fennel, dill, hazelnut-feta balls and a creamy lime cream. A flavorful combination of textures.

Ingredients

150gFennel (diced)
250gPre-cooked lentils
150gConference pears (diced)
80gShallot (diced)
200gLemon Garlic Sweet & Sour
50gDill (chopped)
50gParsley (chopped)

200gFeta
200gCream cheese
250ghazelnuts

3units.itemsConference pears
150gNatural Sweet & Sour

100gCream cheese
75gLemon Garlic Sweet & Sour
1units.itemsLime (juice and zest)
3gBlack pepper

Hazelnut crisps

Preparation

  1. Mix the lentils, fennel, pear, and shallot.
  2. Vacuum seal with Lemon Garlic Sweet & Sour.
  3. Let infuse overnight.
  4. Mix in the dill (reserve nice tops for garnish) and parsley into the salad.

  1. Blend the feta with cream cheese and black pepper until smooth.
  2. Place in a piping bag.
  3. Toast the hazelnuts.
  4. Pulse the hazelnuts into a nice loose crumble.
  5. Season with pepper and salt.
  6. Pipe nice dollops into the hazelnut crumble and form breaded balls.
  7. Save for later.

  1. Peel the pears and grate into fine julienne strips.
  2. Place in a vacuum bag with natural sweet & sour and vacuum seal.

  1. Mix the cream cheese with Lemon Garlic sweet & sour, the juice and zest of 1 lime, and black pepper until a soft, pipeable mixture.

  1. Arrange the salad as desired on a suitable plate.
  2. Add two or three feta hazelnut balls.
  3. Garnish with the sweet and sour pear salad.
  4. Finish with the lime cream, dill sprigs, and hazelnut crisps.