Warm Salad of Lentilles Verde with Fennel – Brown Owl Organics

Ingredients

• 1 1/4 cup (250g) French green lentils
• 1 bay leaf
• a few springs of fresh thyme
• salt
• 1 carrot, peeled and finely diced
• 1 medium onion, peeled and finely diced
• 1 bulb of fennel, finely diced, optional
• freshly ground pepper
• 1 tablespoon red wine or sherry vinegar
• 1/4 cup (60ml) extra-virgin olive oil
• 1/8 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 small shallot, peeled and minced