Citrus Lentil Salad

OK lentils may sound as boring to you as they once did to me, but this recipe I got from the beautiful linen-covered book The Kinfolk Table changed the forevormore (insert raven here).

The other thing about lentils is they are extremely good for us, and if you do seed cycling or a monthly hormone diet, lentils are perfect for week 4, except I never used to eat them, that is until now.

The trick is to not overcook the lentils, they get mushy, keep them a little on the just cooked side and this salad is beautiful for serving as many people as you need and is even better day 2 and 3 so go ahead and make it ahead of time.

I served it at my Aesthetic Weekly workshop and it was a hit, well actually it as. request from one of the students who had tried it once before at my kitchen and wanted to learn how. Thank you Kinfolk for this amazing fall-ish time recipe for when it's definitely not summer anymore but it's still hot out! For me since I cook by the cycles of the garden and what's in season in my area this is another winner that matches with the flavors of the time that lentils and oranges are both plentiful.

I recommend getting this book as it is so beautiful and full of so many other gems but you can make my slightly different version simply by boiling up:

One cup of prepared lentils, I like green, they keep their firmness!

1-2 bunches of green onions

4 tablespoons olive oil

2-3 TBS apple cider vinegar

half a lemon juice

half an orange to a whole orange juice

zest of one orange

1 TBS coconut sugar

peppercorns and sea salt

Toss it all together and as I said, make ahead great for lunchboxes and hosting events:)