Recipe: <!-- -->Spicy Lentil and Vegetable Salad<!-- -->

Ingredients

• 1 cup green lentils, picked through and rinsed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coarse sea salt, divided
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
• 3 tomatoes, seeded and diced
• 1/2 small red onion, diced
• 1/2 English cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
• 1 can (15-ounce) garbanzo beans (also called chickpeas), drained and rinsed
• 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and finely diced
• 1 small bunch fresh mint, finely chopped
• 1/3 bunch fresh flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 1/2 lemons, juice of
• Spring mix salad greens for serving, (optional)