This Lentil Salad Will Forever Change How You Feel About Pulses

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown lentils (rinsed and dried)
• 2 cups water
• Salt and pepper (to taste)
• 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 6 small beets ((golden, red, candy cane or a mix), scrubbed)
• 5 cups arugula
• 1/2 cup cherries (fresh or frozen (thawed), pitted)
• 1/4 cup pistachios (crushed)
• 1.5 oz chèvre (crumbled)
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/3 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1/2 tsp dried Herbes de Provence or dried thyme