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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Rest Africa >> Nigerian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Sort and wash lentils, place in a pan with bay leaf, cinnamon stick and stock. | 2. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer 15 to 20 minutes or until tender; drain, discarding the bay leaf and cinnamon stick. | 3. While the lentils are cooking, place the minced garlic and onion in a small skillet adding 1 to 2 tablespoons of the lentil cooking liquid; cook the onions and garlic until soft and lightly browned. | 4. Place the lentils in a large bowl adding the olives through parsley; stir in cooked onion and garlic. | 5. Combine the fennel seeds, oregano and red pepper flakes, crushing to release the flavors; add to the lentil mixture. | 6. Drizzle with the lemon juice and olive oil. | 7. Add feta cheese and mix to combine, season with salt and pepper to taste. | 8. Chill for several hours before serving. | 9. Divide the salad greens among chilled plates and top with lentil salad mixiture. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
brown lentil	1	cup	dried	-	-	-	-
vegetable stock	3	cups		33.15	6.1659	1.5912	0.4641
bay leaf	2			-	-	-	-
cinnamon	1			-	-	-	-
garlic clove	2		minced	8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
white onion	1/2		chopped	22.0	5.1370000000000005	0.605	0.055
kalamata olive	1/4	cup	chopped	-	-	-	-
green bell pepper	1/2		diced	-	-	-	-
rom tomato	2		diced	-	-	-	-
carrot	1/2		scrubbed shredded	12.505	2.9219	0.2836	0.0732
parsley	2	tablespoons	chopped	2.736	0.4811	0.2257	0.06
lemon	1			1.2808	0.4116	0.0486	0.0132
extra virgin olive oil	2	tablespoons		-	-	-	-
thyme leaf	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
fennel seed	1/2	teaspoon		3.45	0.5229	0.158	0.1487
oregano	1/2	teaspoon		1.325	0.3446	0.045	0.0214
red pepper flake	1/2	teaspoon	crushed	-	-	-	-
feta cheese	1/2	cup	crumbled	198.0	3.0675	10.6575	15.96
salt				-	-	-	-
pepper				-	-	-	-
baby spinach	10	ounces		65.2038	10.2909	8.107999999999999	1.1056

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.