A slightly healthier way to enjoy a pub sausage. This salad is filling enough to be a meal in itself.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Cook Time15 minutesmins
Total Time20 minutesmins
Servings: 2salads
Calories: 607kcal
Ingredients
Salad
¾cupdried brown lentils*
2bay leaves
2sausages
6ozkalechopped
Dressing
2clovesgarlic
2tablespoondijon or stone ground mustard
1.5tablespoonred wine vinegar
Salt to taste
3tablespoonolive oil
1pinch red pepper
Instructions
Cook Lentils
Cook lentils according to the package, usually using 3x the amount of water as lentils. Add bay leaves to the water at the beginning of cooking. Typically bring to a boil then simmer (or remove from heat) for 15-20 minutes.
Make Dressing
Mince garlic (or grate over a microplane). Add to a bowl with mustard and red wine vinegar. Add a pinch or two of salt. Let sit for 5 or 10 minutes for the flavors to combine. Whisk in olive oil just before serving, thin with either more oil or water if needed.
Heat Sausage & Serve
After making the dressing, you should have about 5-10 minutes left on the lentils. Then cut sausage into slices and brown in a hot pan for 3 minutes per side.
When everything is ready, massage dressing all over kale. Divide kale onto plates, then top with lentils and sausage.
Notes
Brown lentils hold their shape when cooking and usually take about 20 minutes to cook. Green lentils also hold their shape, but can take 45 minutes to cook, although sprouted versions seem to cook in about 20 minutes.Nutrition is calculated using kielbasa sausage. Chicken sausage will cut out 100 calories per serving.