Recipe - Warm Lentil Salad With Sausage

Three fourths cup Lentils
4 cup Water
1 Bay leaf
1 Onion; minced
1 Carrot; grated coarse
1 Rib celery; chopped fine
2 Garlic cloves; minced
One fourth teaspoon Dried thyme; crumbled
2 tablespoon Olive oil
1 One half tablespoon Redwine vinegar; or to
taste
One fourth cup Minced fresh parsley leaves
One fourth pound Smoked kielbasa or other
smoked sausage; cut
crosswise into
; 1/4inchthick
; slices

In a saucepan combine the lentils, the water, and the bay leaf, bring the
water to a boil, and simmer the mixture, covered, for 15 minutes. Add salt
to taste and simmer the mixture, covered, for 3 to 5 minutes, or until the
lentils are just tender.

While the lentils are simmering, in a heavy skillet cook the onion, the
carrot, the celery, the garlic, and the thyme with salt and pepper to taste
in the oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until the vegetables are
softened. Drain the lentils in a sieve, discarding the bay leaf. Add the
lentils, the vinegar, and the parsley to the skillet, heat the mixture over
low heat, stirring, until it is heated through, and keep the lentil mixture
warm, covered. In another heavy skillet brown the kielbasa over moderate
heat and transfer it to paper towels to drain. Divide the lentil mixture
between 2 plates, mounding it, and top it with the kielbasa.

Serves 2.

Gourmet October 1991

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