Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, smokey lentils with roasted veg. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
This earthy bowl of lentils bursting with Middle Eastern flavors is topped with leftover roasted root veggies from a large batch for an easy weeknight dinner. Keep it vegan or add a drizzle of plain yogurt for extra richness. Hold off on adding the lime juice until the end of cooking.
Smokey lentils with roasted veg is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. They’re fine and they look fantastic. Smokey lentils with roasted veg is something which I have loved my entire life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have smokey lentils with roasted veg using 21 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Smokey lentils with roasted veg:
- Get Roasted veg
- Take Half a butternut squash
- Get Carrots (I used 8 skinny heritage ones but 3 regular ones would work too)
- Get 150 g mushrooms
- Get 8 shallots (or 2 onions quartered)
- Prepare 8 whole garlic cloves (skin on)
- Make ready A few sprigs of thyme
- Get 3 bay leaves
- Make ready 1 tsp chipotle paste
- Get Oil
- Get Seasoning
- Get Lentils
- Get 1 packet pre cooked lentils
- Take 3 spring onions
- Make ready 8 basil leaves
- Make ready 1/2 tsp chipotle
- Prepare Seasoning
- Take Other (all optional)
- Prepare Greek Yogurt
- Make ready Sunflower seeds
- Get Parmesan
With red lentils, toasted walnuts, mushrooms and smokey flavours its packing a Unami punch. Lovely and deep and rich, its perfect served with crispy potatoes like I have here, but would be fab with pasta or even loaded on toast. This lentil salad looks and tastes bright, thanks to a combination of tangerine juice, sherry vinegar and colorful caramelized roasted root vegetables. It works either as a main course, served with good bread and butter, or as side dish with roasted meat or fish.
Instructions to make Smokey lentils with roasted veg:
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Chop the squash, peel the carrots (if you’re using skinny ones leave them whole. If not, chop them into pieces, around the same size as the squash). Add it to a roasting tray with the shallots and garlic (leave the skin on). If using onion, remove the skin and cut into quarters. Add the bay, thyme, seasoning and drizzle with oil. Put in the over for 30 mins.
- Meanwhile, cook the lentils according to the packet. Finely chop the spring onions and basil. Then add all three to a bowl with half a tsp chipotle paste and mix together.
- Season the lentils with a pinch of salt and top with sunflower seeds (optional)
- After 30 mins remove the veg from the oven, mix in 1 tsp chipotle paste, the mushrooms and mix together. Return to the oven for another 15 minutes.
- Once cooked, remove the veg. Squeeze the garlic and shallots out of their skins (they’ll be hot so use the back of a spoon if needed and mix back into the veg.
- Serve the veg on a bed of lentils. Top with a tbsp of Greek yogurt and a grating of Parmesan (optional)
For the maximum visual impact, use both golden and red beets. You should be able to easily mash the lentils with a back of a fork or slotted spoon. While lentils are cooling, saute the vegetables (above right). Remove from the oven and squeeze a lime wedge over each baking sheet. Then, add the balsamic vinegar, smoked paprika, cumin, cayenne, and lentils.
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