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Red lentil salad with soft-boiled eggs and bacon

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 20 minutes, around $2.24 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

20mintotal
≈ $2.24a serving
700kcalper serving
44gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Cook the red lentils

    Put the 160 g of red lentils in a saucepan with 500 ml of cold water. Bring to a boil, then simmer over medium heat, uncovered.

    Tip · Red lentils turn to mush fast, keep an eye on them and stop cooking as soon as they're tender but still whole.

  2. Soft-boil the eggs

    Meanwhile, bring water to a boil in the second saucepan. Gently lower in the 4 eggs with the slotted spoon and time 6 minutes at a low boil.

    Tip · Take the eggs out of the fridge 10 minutes ahead and lower them into water that's already boiling so they don't crack and the yolk stays runny.

  3. Cool and peel

    Take out the eggs and run them under cold water for 2 minutes. Peel them under a trickle of water, then set them aside.

  4. Drain the lentils

    When the lentils are tender, tip them into the colander and let them drain well. Move them to the mixing bowl.

  5. Prep the carrots

    Peel the 2 carrots and grate them. Add them to the mixing bowl with the lentils.

  6. Brown the bacon

    Cook the 100 g of smoked diced bacon in the dry skillet over medium heat until nice and golden. It gives off enough fat on its own.

  7. Dress the salad

    Add the bacon and its fat to the mixing bowl. Pour in 2 tbsp of olive oil and 2 tbsp of balsamic vinegar, season with salt and pepper and toss.

  8. Plate with the eggs

    Divide the salad between two plates. Cut the eggs in half and set 2 on each plate.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 700 kcal. 25% comes from carbs, 25% from protein and 45% from fat.

44 gCarbs
44 gProtein
35 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy700 kcal
Protein44.2 g
Carbs44.2 g
of which sugars9 g
Fat35.1 g
of which saturated fat8.8 g
Fiber15.5 g
Salt2 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $2.24 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $4.48for 2 people
≈ $2.24a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.

2 daysin the fridge
Yesin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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