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Green Lentil Bolognese


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  • Author: Rachel Wilcock
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 1x

Description

Delicious, rich and tasty vege option!


Ingredients

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Spray oil

1 large onion

2 medium carrots, peeled, chopped and diced

Salt and pepper

2 garlic cloves crushed

2 sprigs of rosemary

200g dried green lentils

Glass of alcohol free red wine

2 x 400g tins of chopped tomatoes

1 tbsp tomato puree

30 g walnuts

1 tbsp balsamic vinegar

Cooked pasta of your choice (60g dried weight per person)


Instructions

  1. Spray the pan with fry light over a low heat and add the onion and carrots, with a pinch of salt and pepper. Cook until softened
  2. Add the garlic and rosemary sprigs, and cook for about a minute until it smells fragrant, then add the lentils.
  3. Give everything a really good stir round and then add the wine. Let the wine reduce slightly.
  4. Add both tins of chopped tomatoes, then refill one tin with water and add it in.
  5. Stir in the tomato puree, then leave the sauce to simmer gently for about twenty minutes, until the sauce has thickened and the lentils are lovely and soft.
  6. Toast the walnuts in a seperate dry frying pan.  Allow them to cool and roughly chop them. Add them to the pan.
  7. Stir in the balsamic vinegar season to taste, removing the rosemary sprigs.
  8. Serve over cooked pasta, and if you have the calories to spare, treat your self to a sprinkle of parmesan over the top!
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 20

Nutrition

  • Calories: 377