24 over lentil salad with vinaigrette Recipes

thick-sliced lean bacon or 1 oz thick-sliced pancetta, cut into 1/4 dice, onions, halved and thinly sliced lengthwise, bay leaves, balsamic vinegar, water (or reserved bean cooking liquid), drained and cooked beans or 3 cups drained and cooked lentils, or canned beans rinsed well and drained, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, fresh flat-leaf parsley

olive oil, balsamic vinegar, minced shallots, chopped fresh thyme, salt and freshly ground pepper, wild mushrooms such as chanterelle , oyster and/or shiitake, lightly packed savory greens such as a combination of frisee , arugula, and cress, pecan vinaigrette , recipe follows, ripe pears, peeled, cored and sliced, lightly toasted whole pecans, specialty savory sprouts such as daikon , corn, lentil or fenugreek and nasturtium or other edible flower petals, as garnish, toasted pecan oil, grapefruit juice, brown sugar , or to taste, chopped fresh mint, hot sauce , to taste, salt and freshly ground pepper

green lentils picked over, bay leaf, kosher salt, olive oil, garlic thinly sliced, sherry vinegar, piquillo peppers torn into 1/2 inch wide strips, flat-leaf parsley roughly chopped