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Lentil Ragout - French Puy lentil side dish

The final dish
Total Time
35 minutes
Prep Time
10 minutes
Cook Time
25 minutes
Rating
4.97 out of 5 stars
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Ingredients

4 servings
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove (, finely minced)
  • 1/2 onion (, finely diced)
  • 1 carrot (large) (, peeled and finely diced)
  • 1 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1 bay leaf (, preferably fresh otherwise dried)
  • 1 thyme sprig
  • 1 cup puy lentils (French lentils) (Note 1)
  • 3 cups vegetable stock
  • 1/2 tsp salt (skip if using store bought)
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tbsp parsley (, finely chopped)
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Preparation

Step 1

Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.

Step 2

Sauté garlic, carrot and onion until softened - around 5 minutes.

Step 3

Cook off tomato paste: Add tomato paste, bay leaf and thyme. Cook 2 minutes.

Step 4

Add lentils, simmer 15 minutes: Add lentils, stock, salt and pepper. Stir, bring to simmer, then lower heat and simmer without a lid for 15 minutes until the lentils are soft (don't let them overcook so they become mushy!).

Step 5

Season: Stir through parsley. Taste and add more salt or pepper if needed. Serve!

Step 6

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