Yemiser Selatta - Ethiopian Lentil Salad With Shallots and Chile
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
-
4-6
ingredients
- 1 1⁄4 cups dried lentils
- 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 8 large shallots, peeled and cut into halves
- 2 fresh hot chili peppers, each about 3 inches long
- fresh ground black pepper, to taste
directions
- Place the lentils in a sieve and wash them under cold, running water before dropping them into enough lightly salted boiling water to cover them by 2-3 inches.
- Lower the heat and simmer in a partly covered pan for 25-30 minutes or until tender but still somewhat firm to the bite.
- Drain and rinse under cold running water. Drain thoroughly.
- Mix the vinegar, oil, salt and a bit of pepper in a bowl and beat together with a whisk.
- Stem and seed the chilies and roughly chop them.
- Mix everything together with the lentils and let marinated at room temperature for at least 30 minutes, stirring from time to time, before serving.
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