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Lentil salad with poached eggs

Total Time
40 min
Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients

cherry tomato

250 g

dry lentils

1 cup(s), (200g), French-style green variety

mushrooms

100 g, button variety, sliced

reduced-fat French dressing

2 tbs

baby spinach leaves

60 g

green shallot(s)

3 individual, thinly sliced

egg(s)

4 medium

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 180°C or 160°C fan-forced. Line a baking tray with baking paper. Place tomatoes on prepared tray and bake for 20 minutes or until soft. Cool slightly.
  2. Meanwhile, cook lentils in a large saucepan of boiling water, following packet instructions, until just tender. Drain. Transfer to a large bowl. Add tomatoes, mushrooms, dressing, spinach and shallots and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper.
  3. Half-fill a medium frying pan with water and heat over medium-high heat until just simmering. Crack 1 egg into a cup, and then carefully slide egg into the pan. Cook for 3 minutes or until white has set but yolk is still soft. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to a plate. Repeat with remaining eggs (you can cook several at once to save time).
  4. Top lentil salad with eggs and sprinkle with pepper to serve.
Notes
TIPS: French-style lentils are small dark-green lentils that hold their shape when cooked. Find them in the dried legume aisle. Add it: ½ cup small fresh basil leaves at end of Step 2. Swap it: Dried lentils for 2 x 400g cans brown lentils or chickpeas (rinsed, drained).
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