Lentil, Kale, and Green Bean Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette

Lentil, Kale, and Green Bean Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette
Lentil, Kale, and Green Bean Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette

Talk about a super punch meal! You have everything you need in this Lentil, Kale, and Green Bean Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette to satisfy your body and soul. I used Chinese long beans because that’s what I had on hand, but feel free to use green beans. I’ve been getting the Chinese long beans in my CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) basket, and they are TASTY! They work perfectly in this recipe, and I get to use a big chunk of my bag in just one meal. The kids love this kale salad, too! The picture shows a time when I topped it with fresh figs, but they are not on the recipe. But be creative, add some things and experiment with your food. Love your food!

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Lentil, Kale, and Green Bean Salad with Tarragon Vinaigrette

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 cup green lentils
  • 3 cups Chinese long beans (or any green beans), cut into bite-size pieces
  • 2 tablespoons red onion, minced
  • 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup
  • 3 tablespoons grapeseed oil, plus more
  • 2 teaspoons fresh tarragon, minced
  • 2 cups Tuscan kale (or any kale), sliced thin
  • Sea salt and fresh pepper
  • Garnishes: toasted seeds, toasted pistachios

Instructions

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil, then add the lentils. Cook until just tender, drain, and rinse under cold water to stop the cooking process. Make sure your lentils still have a crunch to them, or they will disintegrate in the salad and it won’t look nice.

Place a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add two big drizzles of grapeseed oil to the skillet and add the beans. Sprinkle with some sea salt and let cook, unturned, for about 4 minutes. Stir and turn the beans as much as possible to obtain a nice char on all sides. Cook for a total of 6-7 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside.

In a small bowl, whisk the red onion, Dijon mustard, maple syrup, grapeseed oil, and tarragon. Season to taste with sea salt and pepper.

In a large salad bowl, place the lentils, the beans, the kale, and the vinaigrette. Mix well until evenly coated. Serve topped with toasted seeds and toasted pistachios. Bon appรฉtit!

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Salade de lentilles, haricots verts et chou kale avec vinaigrette ร  l’estragon

  • Author: Karine K
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Total Time: 25 minutes
  • Yield: 4 portions 1x

Ingredients

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  • 1 tasse de lentilles vertes
  • 3 tasses de haricots verts ou jaunes, hachรฉs en morceaux de 1 pouce (2,5 cm)
  • 2 c. ร  soupe d’oignon rouge, รฉmincรฉ
  • 1 c. ร  soupe de moutarde de Dijon
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de sirop d’รฉrable
  • 3 c. ร  soupe d’huile de pรฉpin de raison
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ d’estragon, รฉmincรฉ
  • 2 tasses de chou kale toscan (ou autre), hachรฉ finement
  • Sel de mer et poivre, au goรปt
  • Garnitures: graines rรดties, pistaches rรดties

Instructions

Dans une casserole moyenne, placer de l’eau et porter ร  รฉbullition. Ajouter une pincรฉe de sel de mer et les lentilles. Cuire jusqu’ร  ce qu’elles soient tendres, mais pas trop cuites, de 15 ร  20 minutes. ร‰goutter et rincer ร  l’eau froide.

Chauffer un gรฉnรฉreux trait d’huile d’olive dans une grande poรชle ร  feu moyen-รฉlevรฉ. Ajouter les haricots verts et une pincรฉe de sel de mer. Laisser cuire, sans tourner, pendant 4 minutes. Remuer les haricots afin de cuire de tous les cรดtรฉs, pour un total de 6 ร  7 minutes. Retirer du feu et rรฉserver.

Dans un petit bol, fouetter l’oignon rouge, la moutarde de Dijon, le sirop d’รฉrable, l’huile de pรฉpin de raisin, et l’estragon. Assaisonner au goรปt de sel de mer et de poivre.

Dans un grand bol ร  salade, placer les lentilles, les haricots, le chou kale, et la vinaigrette. Bien mรฉlanger. Servir garni de graines et de pistaches grillรฉes. Bon appรฉtit!

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Chickpea Curry with Figs and Apricots

Chickpea Curry with Figs and Apricots
Chickpea Curry with Figs and Apricots

When you crave the warmth of Indian spices and it’s fig season, this Chickpea Curry with Figs and Apricots is pretty on point. This curry started out of a can of chickpeas, some fresh black mission figs, and some dried Turkish apricots. I ended up with a sweet-spicy curry that everyone loved. Leftovers are perfect the next day. I served over rice because the kids asked for it, but you could easily serve over any other grain.

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Chickpea Curry with Figs and Apricots

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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  • 5 ounces dried apricots
  • 1/3 cup orange juice
  • 2 teaspoons grapeseed oil
  • 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 can chickpeas, rinsed and drained
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk
  • Sea salt, to taste
  • Garnishes: fresh sliced figs, green onions, cilantro, nuts

Instructions

Slice the dried apricots and put them in the orange juice to soak for 30 minutes. Place the rinsed and drained chickpeas in a large pot and set aside. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the onion and sautรฉ until translucent, about 2-3 minutes. Add the garlic, ginger, cumin, coriander, turmeric, garam masala, and cayenne. Cook for another 2-3 minutes, until nice and fragrant. Add to the large pot with the chickpeas.

Add the apricots and the juice to the pot. Cook over medium-low heat for about 15-20 minutes, stirring often. Taste and adjust seasonings. Add all but 4 tablespoons coconut milk to the pot, and continue cooking for another 5 minutes. Serve over rice, or any other grain, topped with some coconut milk and your choice of toppings. Bon appรฉtit!

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Curry de pois chiches avec figues et abricots

  • Author: Karine K

Ingredients

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  • 5 onces d’abricots sรฉchรฉs
  • 1/3 tasse de jus d’orange
  • 2 c. ร  thรฉ d’huile de pรฉpin de raisin
  • 1 oignon moyen, hachรฉ
  • 3 gousses d’ail, รฉmincรฉes
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de gingembre frais, รฉmincรฉ
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de cumin moulu
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de coriandre moulue
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ de curcuma moulu
  • 1 c. ร  thรฉ deย garam masala
  • 1/2 c. ร  thรฉ de poivre de cayenne
  • 1 boรฎte de pois chiches, rincรฉs et รฉgouttรฉs
  • 1/2 tasse de lait de coconut
  • Sel de mer, au goรปt
  • Garnitures: figues fraรฎches tranchรฉes, oignons verts รฉmincรฉs, coriandre fraรฎche, noix rรดties

Instructions

Trancher les abricots sรฉchรฉs et laisser tremper dans le jus d’orange pendant 30 minutes. Dรฉposer les pois chiches dans une grande casserole et rรฉserver. Chauffer l’huile dans une grande poรชle ร  feu moyen. Ajouter l’oignon et faire revenir jusqu’ร  ce qu’il soit translucide, environ 2 ร  3 minutes. Ajouter l’ail, le gingembre, le cumin, la coriandre moulue, le curcuma, le garam masala et le poivre de cayenne. Cuire, en remuant pendant 2 ร  3 minutes de plus. Ajouter ร  la casserole de pois chiches. the dried apricots and put them in the orange juice to soak for 30 minutes.

Ajouter les abricots et le jus d’orange ร  la casserole. Cuire ร  feu moyen-bas pendant environ 15 ร  20 minutes, en brassant souvent. Goรปter et ajuster les assaisonnements. Ajouter le lait de coconut, en conservant 4 c. ร  soupe de cรดtรฉ pour la garniture. Cuire pendant 5 minutes de plus. Servir sur du riz ou un autre grain. Garnir de lait de coconut, de figues fraรฎches et de coriandre fraรฎche. Bon appรฉtit!

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