Winter
Lunch, Dinner, Side dish or Entrée
Vegetarian

Green Lentils with Fennel, Bacon and Chestnuts Recipe

Green lentils make for a tasty side dish - try them with roast veggies, belly bacon, chestnuts and Verjuice.
Green Lentils with Fennel, Bacon and Chestnuts Recipe
Ingredients
Units
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100g chestnuts roasted
200g green lentils blanched and rinsed
50g belly bacon cut into batons
80g eschalot finely chopped
6g garlic finely chopped
480ml Chicken Stock
1 bay leaf
1 parmesan rind (optional)
25g flat leaf parsley finely chopped
20ml lemon juice freshly squeezed
Roast Vegetables
200g orange and purple carrot peeled and small dice
200g fennel small dice
180g parsnip chopped lengthways
220g celeriac chopped into bite size segments
200g purple sweet potato chopped into bite size segments
6g garlic finely chopped
to season sea salt and black pepper
2g fresh thyme finely chopped
Methods
1
Preheat fan forced oven to 200C.
2
Prepare and chop the vegetables for roasting and place in a large baking dish. Coat with Extra Virgin Olive Oil, garlic, sea salt and black pepper. Using your hands or a spoon, make sure all vegetables are coated.
3
Place in the oven and cook for 30 to 40 minutes until vegetables are nearly cooked. Remove from the oven and sprinkle with the chopped thyme and pour over the Verjuice.
4
Return to the oven and cook for another 10 minutes until vegetables are lightly burnished and tender.
5
Coarsely chop chestnuts and place to one side.
6
Place the lentils in a medium saucepan of cold water and bring to a boil, remove any impurities that have risen to the surface with a spoon. Strain and rinse the lentils and place to one side.
7
Place a large saucepan over a medium heat. Add the Extra Virgin Olive Oil and bacon batons and cook until lightly golden. Add the finely chopped eschalot and garlic and sauté until softened. Add half of the chestnuts and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
8
Add the lentils and stir well so everything is covered. Pour in the Verjuice and stir for 30 seconds, then pour over the Chicken Stock before adding the bay leaf and parmesan rind if using.
9
Cook for 30 minutes until the lentils are cooked but still retain a little bite. Strain from any juices, and season.
10
Add in the roasted vegetables and divide into four bowls.
11
To serve, top with the reserved chestnuts, finely chopped parsley, lemon juice and lemon wedges.

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