Spiced Black Lentil Salad with Oil-Packed Tuna, Radishes, and Purple Potatoes
Alison Roman's Spiced Black Lentil Salad is a great way to use up leftover vegetables. Since I had to make many substitutions, I took this as a guideline. Instead of green beans, it was asparagus. Instead of the fresh spices, it was mint, parsley, and julienned spinach. I added a sunny side up egg instead of soft boiled. And it was still delicious!
INGREDIENTS
2 large eggs
¼ pound fresh green beans, ends trimmed
Kosher salt
¼ pound small purple or yellow potatoes
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Freshly ground black pepper
Spiced Lentils with Spring Onions (page 133), plus any additional spice oil
6 to 8 ounces oil-packed tuna
4 radishes, preferably a mix of watermelon and regular, chopped or sliced
½ cup fresh dill, cilantro, tarragon, and/or parsley, tender stems and leaves
2 lemons, halved
¼ pound fresh green beans, ends trimmed
Kosher salt
¼ pound small purple or yellow potatoes
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
Freshly ground black pepper
Spiced Lentils with Spring Onions (page 133), plus any additional spice oil
6 to 8 ounces oil-packed tuna
4 radishes, preferably a mix of watermelon and regular, chopped or sliced
½ cup fresh dill, cilantro, tarragon, and/or parsley, tender stems and leaves
2 lemons, halved
DIRECTIONS
- Prepare a medium bowl of ice water.
- Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Gently lower in the eggs and boil gently for 6 minutes. Transfer the eggs to the bowl of ice water and let cool completely.
- Bring 2 inches of water to a simmer in a medium pot. Place a steamer basket inside and steam the potatoes until totally tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let them cool slightly before halving or quartering them, depending on their size.
- Blanch the green beans in a medium pot of salted boiling water until bright green and just tender, about 4 minutes. (Or steam them in the left over potoato steaming water)
- Toss the potatoes, green beans, and lemon juice together in a medium bowl and season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon the spiced lentils into a large bowl and top with the green beans and potatoes, tuna, radishes, and herbs. Gently peel the eggs and cut them in half lengthwise, then nestle them in there. Squeeze lemon juice over the top and serve any extra spiced oil alongside.
