Lentil Salad with Berbere Marinated Turkey, Winter Squash, and Anaheim Peppers

Anaheim’s are very popular in Southwestern US Cuisine.Also called “New Mexican Chile”. These were developed by Dr. Fabian Garcia in New Mexico about 100 yrs ago who was seeking a chile pepper that was bigger, fleshier, and milder.

They got the name “Anaheim” when a farmer named Emilio Ortega brought these seeds to the Anaheim area in the early 1900’s. This chile can be roasted and peeled and used in recipes or stuffed to make chile rellenos just as the Poblano Chile.

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Ingredients:

Turkey breast, diced
Brown lentils, cooked
Winter squash
Anaheim peppers
Berbere spice
Salt
Extra virgin olive oil

Instructions:

Put the diced turkey in a bowl, sprinkle it generously with berbere spice, add a little olive oil and mix very well. Cover and let it marinate for 20-30 minutes.

Fry the turkey until cooked and a bit browned. Add salt.

Grate the raw winter squash, slice the peppers and add these to the lentils and the meat.

Drizzle a little olive oil over, if you want you can squeeze a little lemon juice on it if you want.

Mix well and serve.

From luculliandelights.com