Recipe - Green Lentil Salad

1 pound Imported French green
lentils or brown lentils
1 md Onion, halved and stuck
with 2 cloves
1 Garlic clove, peeled
1 Bay leaf
One fourth cup Red wine vinegar
2 tablespoon Extravirgin olive oil
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper

From "Bistro Cooking," by Patricia Wells (Workman).

Rinse lentils and discard any pebbles. Place lentils, onion, garlic
and bay leaf in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water by 1".
Cover and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and
simmer, covered, until lentils are tender, 2535 minutes. Add liquid
as needed; liquid should be absorbed when lentils are done.

Discard onion, garlic and bay leaf. Whisk vinegar, oil and salt
together in a small bowl. Pour over warm lentils and toss. Before
serving, season with pepper and additional salt, if necessary. Serve
warm.

Makes 68 servings.

From Tuscon area newspapers, 1994, 3rd quarter, courtest Mike Orchekowski.
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/tn94q3.zip