Salmon with Smoked Bacon and Lentil Salad

Ingredients

• 0.5 pound bacon smoked
• 4 tablespoons flat-leaf parsley 
• 1 tablespoon garlic chopped
• 4 ounces juice of lemon 
• 1.5 pounds lentils 
• 6 ounces olive oil 
• 48 ounce salmon 
• 6 servings salt and pepper to taste
• 4 tablespoons scallions chopped
• 2 ounces grain mustard whole

Equipment

• oven
• whisk

Directions

1. Boil lentils for 25 minutes in salted water until tender cool and set aside.
2. Saute bacon until crisp.
3. Add scallions and garlic and saute until tender.
4. Let cool then whisk in mustard, lemon juice and 6 ounces of olive oil. Fold dressing into lentils then add parsley, salt and pepper.
5. Saute salmon in 2 ounces of olive until golden on each side and place in a preheated 400 degree oven until desired doneness about 8 to 10 minutes.
6. Serve salmon on top of lentils.