Lentil Salad

== Description ==
If black beluga lentils are unavailable, use the green Puy variety from France. (Common brown lentils are too floury for this dish.) Serves 10 persons.
== Ingredients ==
* 4½ cups (2 lbs.) black beluga lentils
* 1½ cups vinaigrette (see below)
* 1 cup (5 oz.) finely chopped shallots
* 1 cup (6 oz.) hazelnuts, roasted, skins rubbed off and coarsely chopped
* 4 tbsp. chopped parsley
* salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
=== Vinaigrette ===
* 6 tbsp. sherry vinegar
* salt
* 1⅛ cup extra virgin olive oil
* 2 tsp. Dijon mustard
* Freshly ground black pepper
== Directions ==
# Rinse Lentils and pick over.
# Place in a large saucepan and cover with 3 quarts cold water.
# Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover pan and simmer until tender, 10 to 20 minutes.
# (Time depends on freshness of Lentils; new crop can cook fast, so test often.)
# Drain Lentils and transfer to a large bowl.
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