Recipe for Lentil, Celery and Ginger Salad with Cucumber Vinaigrette 
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Yield:
4
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
1 cup green lentils - (8 to 9 oz)
1 sm onion quartered
1 lrg carrot peeled, and
cut lengthwise into 8 strips abt 5" long
3 lrg ripe tomatoes cored, peeled,
seeded and finely chopped
1 x celery stalk finely chopped
1/2 sm red onion finely chopped
1/4 tsp finely-chopped peeled ginger
1/2 tbl fresh lemon juice
1/2 tbl soy sauce
1 med cucumber peeled, seeded,
and diced
1 tsp sherry vinegar
1 sprg fresh dill
1/2 tsp Dijon mustard
Instructions:
Instructions: Bring large saucepan of water to a boil. Add lentils and onion. Reduce heat and simmer until lentils are tender, about 45 minutes.

Meanwhile, bring medium pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add carrot strips and cook 1 minute. Remove with slotted spoon and plunge into cold water. Drain and pat dry. In fine sieve over medium bowl, drain tomatoes; set aside.

Drain lentils and cool. Discard onion. Transfer lentils to medium bowl and add celery, red onion, ginger, lemon juice, soy sauce, and salt and pepper to taste. Mix well and set aside.

In food processor, combine cucumber, vinegar, dill, mustard, and salt to taste. Process until mixture is smooth.

Spoon lentils into mound in center of serving plates. Top each with tomatoes and carrots. Drizzle with cucumber dressing and garnish with sprouts.

This recipe yields 4 servings.

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