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Lentil salad with eggplant and pepper
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Lentil salad with eggplant and pepper

60 min4 serv.20 февр. 2026 г.

Description

Perfect for everyday meals. The delicious and healthy combination of legumes with vegetables is well known to everyone. This salad is prepared in both Italy and Turkey. It is especially popular during the winter fasting period, as legumes contain protein essential for those observing the fast. The salad is easy to prepare; adjust the proportions of ingredients to your taste. Prepare, garnish if desired, and serve.

Instructions

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    1. First of all, it is necessary to boil the lentils until cooked and then cool them.

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    2. Peel the eggplant and cut it into strips about 1 cm thick.

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    3. Sprinkle the eggplant with salt, mix and let it sit for 10-15 minutes.

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    4. Then thoroughly rinse under running water and drain the liquid as much as possible.

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    5. Thinly slice the leek into rings.

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    6. Cut the marinated pepper into thin strips.

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    7. Place the lentils, marinated peppers, and finely chopped herbs into a salad bowl.

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    8. On a well-heated oiled skillet, fry the eggplant for about 7-8 minutes. Then add the onion.

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    9. And fry for another 2 minutes, until the onion softens.

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    10. Add the eggplant with onion to the other ingredients. Add ground pepper and, if necessary, olive oil.

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    11. Mix and let the salad sit for another 5 minutes. Then it's ready to taste :)