Azifa

Cold green lentil salad with mustard and lime.

Ingredients

• 2 cups Green lentils
• 1 Red onion
• 3 Green chilies
• 2 tbsp Mustard
• ¼ cup Lime juice
• ¼ cup Olive oil
• 2 tsp Salt
• 5 cups Water

Method

1. Cook the lentils — Simmer until tender but still holding their shape, then drain and cool completely.
2. Chop finely — Dice the red onion and chilies very small.
3. Make the dressing — Whisk the mustard with lime juice, oil and salt.
4. Combine — Fold everything together gently.
5. Chill — Refrigerate 1 hour so the flavours settle.
6. Azifa is ready — Serve cold with injera as part of a fasting platter.

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