Slideluck Potshow

2 cups green French lentils
1 bay leaf
1 onion, diced
2 ribs celery, diced
2 or 3 carrots, diced
3 cloves garlic, chopped fine
1 teaspoon or so thyme
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 or 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
about 1/2 cup olive oil
3/4 lb smoked sausage (kielbasa is good), sliced
some chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley if you like
salt & pepper

 

Bring lentils to boil in saucepan with water, bay leaf, salt- cook until tender (about 20 mins). While lentils are cooking, saute´ onion, celery, carrot with thyme and some S&P until just tender. Make vinaigrette: whisk mustard, vinegar, olive oil, S&P together. When lentils are done, drain them and throw away bay leaf, add lentils to cooked veg mixture. You can pour dressing on now and mix it all up. Keep warm while you brown the sausage slices then mix them into the lentils. You can stir parsley in now too. Delightful!!