Mshosh (Armenian Lentil Salad)

Ingredients

• 7 ½ cups (1.875 L) water
• 1 tsp (5 mL) salt
• 2 ½ cups (625 mL) whole green lentils, dry and rinsed well
• ⅓ cup (75 mL) canola oil
• 1 cup (250 mL) yellow onions, quartered and sliced thin
• 1 cup (250 mL) walnuts, roughly chopped
• 1 cup (250 mL) dried apricots, roughly chopped
• 1 Tbsp (15 mL) black pepper, fine ground
• ½ cup (125 mL) flat leaf parsley, minced