- 2 oranges
- 1 tsp ras el hanut
- A 400g tin of green lentils
- A handful of mint
- 100g watercress
- 35g flaked almonds
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1.
Grate the zest from your oranges. Juice 1 orange. Add half the juice and half the zest to a bowl. Whisk in 1 tsp ras el hanut, 2 tbsp olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper.
- 2.
Drain and rinse your lentils. Tip into the bowl with the dressing. Pluck the mint leaves from their stalks. Finely chop 6 of the bigger leaves. Mix into the lentils. Taste. Tweak the seasoning and spicing if needed.
- 3.
Roughly tear your watercress into smaller pieces. Pluck out any tougher stems. Arrange the leaves on a large platter or individual plates. Scatter the dressed lentils over the watercress, folding them into the leaves.
- 4.
Slice the top and bottom from the remaining orange. Set it on a cutting board. Carve the skin off. Slice into rounds. Tuck the orange into the salad.
- 5.
Warm a large, dry frying pan over a medium, heat. Lightly toast your almonds till just golden, shaking the pan so they don’t burn. Season with salt. Scatter over the salad. Finish with a drizzle of olive oil, the rest of the orange zest and a little dusting of ras el hanut, if you like.
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