Ingredients:
3/4 cup lentil boiled, drained & cooled
1 small green pepper finely diced
1 small onion finely diced
1/2 red pepper finely diced
2 1/2 packs yoghurt
2 loaves pita bread (shami) cut into cubes
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp olive oil
For the Salad Dressing: 1/2 cup olive oil
Juice of 1 medium lemon
2 1/2 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp tahini paste
Salt & pepper
4 people
10 Min.
25 Min.
Directions:
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1
Preheat oven to 200.
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2
Toss the bread cubes with 2 tbsp olive oil until well coated. Spread the cubes on a baking tray & bake for about 15 minutes until nicely browned. Get the tray out of the often half way through & toss the cubes to ensure even browning. Set aside to cool.
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3
Meanwhile, toss the lentil, green pepper, red pepper & onion together. Set aside.
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4
Put the yoghurt into a bowl. Set aside.
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5
Mix all the dressing ingredients together until combined & slightly thickened. Season with salt & pepper. The dressing will be a little acidic, don’t worry it should be like that.
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6
Whisk 3/4 of the dressing into the yoghurt; taste for seasoning in case you need more salt & pepper.
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7
Toss the remaining 1/4 of the dressing with the lentil mixture.
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8
Drizzle the yoghurt dressing over the lentil mixture & serve with baked bread cubes.
