Puy Lentils With Coriander And Hard Boiled Eggs Recipes

PUY LENTILS WITH CORIANDER AND HARD-BOILED EGGS

Steps:

• Cook the lentils in plenty of boiling water until tender (about 40 minutes).
• Hard-boil the eggs by simmering them in a pan of boiling water for 7-10 minutes. Then drain them, cover with cold water and leave to cool.
• Heat the olive oil in a pan, add the onion and garlic then cover and cook gently for 5 minutes, until softened.
• Ad the ground coriander to the onion and garlic, stirring for 1-2 minutes, then put in the lentils and leave to cook very gently until the lentils are thoroughly heated. Meanwhile, shell the hard-boiled eggs, rinse them under cold water, then slice them.
• Add the chopped fresh coriander to the lentil mixture, taste and season with pepper and salt. Serve the eggs and lentils together wither mixing them into the lentil mixture or arranging them around it attractively.

LENTIL RAGOUT - FRENCH PUY LENTIL SIDE DISH

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
• Sauté garlic, carrot and onion until softened - around 5 minutes.
• Cook off tomato paste: Add tomato paste, bay leaf and thyme. Cook 2 minutes.
• 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!).
• Season: Stir through parsley. Taste and add more salt or pepper if needed. Serve!