Sexy Lentil Salad

Bahan-bahan (4 porsi)

• 1 cup / 200g dried green lentils ((or other lentils) (Note 1 for canned))
• 1 cup / 200g vegetable or chicken broth ((or water + 1 bouillon cube, crumbled))
• 1 1/2 cups / 375 ml water
• 1 large garlic clove (, smashed (Note 2))
• Lemon peel ((about 1.5 x 5 cm / 3/4 x 2"))
• 1 bay leaf (, dry or fresh)
• 2 sprigs thyme (, or 1/2 tsp dried thyme)
• 1 rib celery (, broken into 3 or 4 pieces (or just a handful of leafy fronds))
• 250 g / 8oz cherry tomatoes (, halved or quartered (Note 3))
• 2 cucumbers (, cut into quarters then diced)
• 1 red onion (, finely diced)
• ¼ cup coriander / cilantro (, finely chopped)
• ¼ cup parsley (, finely chopped)
• 90 g / 3 oz feta (, crumbled (or more!))
• 2 handfuls rocket / arugula lettuce ((optional - bed for salad))
• 2 tsp lemon zest
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/3 cup / 85 ml extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 1 g arlic clove (, minced)
• 1 tsp sugar, optional
• ½ tsp salt + black pepper