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How to Cook Lentils (that taste amazing)

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cups French green lentils
  • 1 shallot
  • 3-4 cloves of garlic
  • Bay leaf
  • Water
  • 1 Tbsp salt for cooking the lentils
  • 1lb fingerling potatoes
  • 1lb sausage 
  • 1 Tbsp butter
  • Cilantro
  • 8 oz (1/4 cup) of cheese such as crumbled ricotta salata, cotija(mild Mexican crumbly cheese), or vegan feta. 
  • 1 lemon(use both zest and juice)

Instructions 

  • How to cook lentils: to a medium sauce pan, add the lentils, shallot, garlic, bay leaf, 1 tablespoon of salt and add enough water to cover at least 1-2 inches over the lentils. Cook the lentils over medium heat until the lentils are just tender, about 20-25 minutes.  Be careful not to over cook as you don’t want them to turn to mush. 
  • When the lentils are done cooking and just tender, remove them from the heat and strain them with a fine mesh strainer.  Discard the bay leaf, garlic and shallot. 
  •  To cook the potatoes:  put the potatoes in a medium saucepan with just enough water to cover them.  Salt the water and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and cook until fork-tender, about 15 minutes.  Drain and set aside to cool.  When cooled, slice into bite sized medallions.
  • Put 1 tbsp of butter in a skillet and bring to medium heat.  Cook the sausages until exterior is a nice dark brown color.  The sausage will puff up and become inflamed looking and that’s when you know the interior has been fully cooked through.
  • When the sausages are done cooking, remove them from the skillet and set them aside to cool.  After they have cooled sufficiently, slice the sausages into bite sized coins.
  • Use the skillet coated with sausage grease and flavor to crisp the potato medallions until the exterior is golden brown. 
  • Plate the lentils, and add the potatoes and sausage.  Sprinkle a heavy hand of chopped cilantro and cheese over the top.
  • Zest 1 lemon over the top and squeeze juice from 1/2 the lemon over the top. Give a subtle tossing the incorporate the ingredients together organically.