Lentil spinach salad

Here is the other one that worried me this week.  It was actually quite good.  I saw this pictured in my taste of home magazine and thought it looked interesting because it had lentils and spinach in a salad.  I though hmm, that's different, I wonder if it's good?  However because I wondered if it was good, I worried about trying it.  Luckily it was better than I expected.  Not sure my kids would agree though... But that has a lot to do with the fact that #1 it was a salad - Men (boys) don't eat salads and #2 if you're going to force me to eat a salad, then it must be covered in Ranch (I wouldn't allow ranch.)  Poor guys.

Ingredients

• 1 cup dried lentils, rinsed
• 2 cups water
• 1 medium cucumber, seeded and chopped
• 1 medium zucchini, chopped
• 1/4 cup diced sweet onion
• 1/2 cup chopped sun-dried tomatoes
• 1/2 cup rice vinegar
• 1/4 cup fresh mint
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 1 Tablespoon honey
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 5 cups spinach, chopped
• 1 5 oz. container feta
• 5 bacon strips, cooked and crumbled (I used pre-cooked and chopped it up.)

Directions

1. In a small saucepan, bring lentils and water to a boil.  Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 20-25 or until tender.  Drain and rinse in cold water. 
2. In a large bowl, whisk vinegar, mint, oil, honey, basil and oregano.  Add lentils, cucumber, zucchini, onion and tomatoes.  Stir to combine.  Add spinach, cheese and bacon.  Toss to combine.