{"id":4895,"date":"2013-06-26T23:36:37","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T05:36:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?p=4895"},"modified":"2015-10-25T17:37:09","modified_gmt":"2015-10-25T23:37:09","slug":"garlic-shoots-puy-lentil-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?p=4895","title":{"rendered":"Garlic Shoots &#038; Puy Lentil Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DriftlessAppetite\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Follow us on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Follow us on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/drftlssappetite\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Follow us on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-follow synved-social-size-48 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-rss nolightbox\" data-provider=\"rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Subscribe to our RSS Feed\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/driftlessappetite\/ynOY\" style=\"font-size: 0px; width:48px;height:48px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"rss\" title=\"Subscribe to our RSS Feed\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-follow\" width=\"48\" height=\"48\" style=\"display: inline; width:48px;height:48px; margin: 0; padding: 0; border: none; box-shadow: none;\" src=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/96x96\/rss.png\" \/><\/a><p>These days it has been stormy, hot, and humid in our part of Wisconsin.\u00a0 The garden has been loving it though if we get any more rain, I think maybe the plants may just get too fat and explode before\u00a0we get to them.\u00a0 One dish I have enjoyed lately is this nice lentil salad.\u00a0 It is a satisfying meal with a couple of pan toasted crusty bread drizzled with olive oil.\u00a0 It is best eaten\u00a0under an umbrella in the hot sun with a glass of icy cold cucumber water.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?attachment_id=4896\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4896\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4896\" src=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/potoflentils.jpg\" alt=\"potoflentils\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/potoflentils.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/potoflentils-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/potoflentils-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/potoflentils-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><!--more-->RECIPE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Ingredients<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>1 slice bacon (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mineralpointmarket.com\/marrs-valley-view-farms.htm\">Marr&#8217;s Valley View<\/a>)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1 t. olive oil<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1. t. fresh ginger (minced)<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>salt<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1 large carrot<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1 rib celery<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>1\/4 c. red onions<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>3 curls of garlic shoots (from\u00a0the garden)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>3\/4 c. Puy lentils<\/li>\n<li>1 T. parsley (from the garden)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Start with a piece or two of bacon, sliced into small pieces.\u00a0 Toss it in a\u00a0Dutch oven.\u00a0 Put it on low heat until the fat starts to sizzle out and the meat starts to turn a shiny\u00a0maroon color.\u00a0 Add some olive oil and turn up the heat to medium high. \u00a0In goes the ginger,\u00a0onions, carrots, celery, and\u00a0garlic shoots\u00a0as well as a bit of sea salt.\u00a0 Cook this confetti until you can smell all of the flavors and they have all turned a brighter color than when you started.\u00a0 The lentils go in next then the water.\u00a0 Scrape of the brown bits at the bottom.\u00a0 Bring to a boil then turn down to a low simmer.\u00a0\u00a0 Cook until the lentils are tender (about 15-20 minutes).\u00a0 Finish with\u00a0some fresh parsley.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?attachment_id=4897\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4897\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4897\" src=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/lentilsandtoast.jpg\" alt=\"lentilsandtoast\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/lentilsandtoast.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/lentilsandtoast-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/lentilsandtoast-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/lentilsandtoast-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Summer Sun<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Robert Louis Stevenson 1850-1894)<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Great is the sun, and wide he goes<br \/>\nThrough empty heaven with repose;<br \/>\nAnd in the blue and glowing days<br \/>\nMore thick than rain he showers his rays.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Though closer still the blinds we pull<br \/>\nTo keep the shady parlour cool,<br \/>\nYet he will find a chink or two<br \/>\nTo slip his golden fingers through.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">The dusty attic spider-clad<br \/>\nHe, through the keyhole, maketh glad;<br \/>\nAnd through the broken edge of tiles<br \/>\nInto the laddered hay-loft smiles.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Meantime his golden face around<br \/>\nHe bares to all the garden ground,<br \/>\nAnd sheds a warm and glittering look<br \/>\nAmong the ivy&#8217;s inmost nook.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\">Above the hills, along the blue,<br \/>\nRound the bright air with footing true,<br \/>\nTo please the child, to paint the rose,<br \/>\nThe gardener of the World, he goes.<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/driftlessappetite.com\/?attachment_id=4899\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-4899\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-4899\" 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