Lentil Salad With Frankfurters Recipes

MEDITERRANEAN LENTIL SALAD

Steps:

• In a saucepan combine lentils, carrots, onion, garlic, bay leaf, and thyme. Add enough water to cover by 1 inch. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer uncovered for 15 to 20 minutes or until lentils are tender but not mushy.
• Drain lentils and vegetables and remove bay leaf. Add olive oil, lemon juice, celery, parsley, salt and pepper. Toss to mix and serve at room temperature.

LENTIL SALAD WITH FRANKFURTERS

Steps:

• Put water in a large saucepan. Wash lentils in a colander and add to pan. Then add carrots, celery, bay leaf and pinch of salt, and simmer, covered, 30 minutes.
• When lentils are cooked, drain the vegetables and put in a bowl. Remove bay leaf. Saute frankfurters in 1 tablespoon oil 1 minute. Add frankfurters to lentils, along with onion and garlic.
• Put mustard, vinegar and remaining 1 cup oil in a bowl. Mix with a fork or whisk. Add parsley, salt and pepper to taste. Pour this dressing over lentils and mix. Serve lukewarm or cold.

LENTIL SOUP WITH FRANKFURTERS

Steps:

• Wash the lentils thoroughly.
• In a 2 1/2-quart saucepan bring 6 cups of water to a boil.
• Add the lentils, bacon, leek or green onion, carrot and celery.
• Simmer, partially covered, for 30 to 40 minutes.
• Meanwhile in a frypan, saute chopped onion in vegetable oil until soft.
• Sprinkle flour over onion, and stir.
• Lower heat, stir constantly, and cook until the flour turns a light brown.
• DO NOT burn flour.
• Stir in 1/2 cup of hot lentil soup into the browned flour; beat with a wire whisk until well-blended.
• Beat in vinegar.
• Add contents of frypan to lentil pan and stir together.
• Cover and simmer for 30 minutes or until lentils are soft.
• Add the frankfurters and catsup.
• Cook to heat frankfurters through.
• Season with salt and pepper and serve hot.

GERMAN LENTIL SOUP WITH FRANKFURTERS

Steps:

• Saute onions, garlic, carrots, and celery in heated oil in a large kettle for 5 minutes.
• Add water, lentils, bay leaf, salt, and pepper.
• Bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and cook slowly, covered, about 30 minutes, until lentils are just tender.
• Add frankfurters and cook another 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and stir in vinegar.
• Remove and discard bay leaf.