Warm lentil and sausage salad - Ben's Farm Shop

Ingredients

• 200g dark green/Puy lentils
• 3 fresh thyme sprigs
• 2 bay leaves
• 3 garlic cloves, smashed
• 1/4 tsp. black peppercorns
• 1 small onion, peeled
• 1 small carrot, peeled and split lengthwise
• 300g smoked Montbeliard sausage
• 2 tbsp. red-wine vinegar
• 2 tbsp. Dijon mustard
• 6 tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil (substitute half for walnut oil if you have any)
• 3 tbsp. fresh flat-leaf parsley - chopped
• A handful of mustard leaves – roughly chopped
• 4 tbs. finely chopped spring onions/scallions
• Freshly ground black pepper