Warm Lentil Salad with Spinach, Walnuts, and Apple - Colavita Recipes

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried French lentils, rinsed well
• 2 garlic cloves, halved
• 2 tsp chopped fresh thyme
• kosher salt
• 2 oz baby spinach (about 4 cups)
• 1 Granny Smith apple, cut into 1/4 inch dice
• ½ cup grated parmigiano-reggiano (about 3 oz)
• 1 large shallot, finely diced
• 5 tbsp Colavita Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 2 tbsp Colavita Aged Red Wine Vinegar
• freshly ground black pepper
• ½ cup coarsley chopped toasted walnuts