Luke's Organic Lentils
Luke's Organic Lentils
Lentils are great as a vegetable side dish. These are quick to make, healthy, and flavorful.
Servings
4
Ingredients
- 1 cup dried red organic lentils
- 2 teaspoon grapeseed oil, divded
- 2 teaspoon organic butter, divided in 2 pieces
- 1/4 small organic celery root, small dice
- 1 organic leek, well washed and lifted out of the water bath, small dice
- 1 small red organic fresno chile, small dice
- 1 organic garlic, minced
- 1/2 organic onion, small dice
- 1 tablespoon fresh organic thyme, chopped
- 1 tablespoon organic parsley, chopped
- 1/2 cup organic chicken stock
- salt and pepper, to taste
Directions
- In a medium sauce pan, boil 5 cups of water. Add lentils. Cook for about 10 minutes or until almost al dente. Drain and set aside. In a large sauté pan, heat 1 teaspoon oil on medium-high heat. Add a teaspoon of butter and cook celery root. Once celery root is browned a bit on the outside, remove from pan and set aside. In the same saute pan, add another teaspoon of oil. Add leeks and cook for 1 minute. Add onions to the pan. Cook for about a minute Add a bit of salt and pepper.
- Add last teaspoon of butter and let it melt. Add garlic and Fresno chile to the pan. Stir and cook for about 1 minute. Add drained lentils to the pan. Add chicken broth. Add thyme and parsley. Combine the ingredients.
- Salt and pepper to taste. Turn heat to high and cook until lentils are soft and liquid has evaporated. Add celery root at the last minute.