Tuesday, September 4, 2007

Lentilles

After quite a few days of carbs + cheese, my body was telling me that it wanted something different and, if possibly, full of vegetables:

Puy lentils with roasted vegetables (adapted from many recipes)

Boil puy lentils and when cooked and drained, add lime juice, one chopped chilli, rock salt and olive oil.
Roast carrots, red pepper and red onion at a high heat in chilli powder, lots of cumin seeds, rock salt and olive oil, making sure to turn the vegetables a couple of times.
Serve with a big dollop of Greek yoghurt or ricotta.

The real key to this dish is to not stint on the cumin seeds, since the chief pleasure is that great rich smokiness that the vegetables acquire, along with a serious crispiness having roasted quickly. The vegetable selection could definitely be altered - potatoes would work reasonably well, green peppers, salted aubergines or other root vegetables, though I do think that carrots and red onion are a must.

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