Originally Posted by
tropit
Yes! I think that the name for them! How do you do Puy lentils?
~ C
I generally soak them for an hour or so in cold water, this idea is from ?somewhere. I them rinse them, put into fresh water with a bay leaf or two, and bring to boil and simmer for about 15 minutes or so, less if you wish for a firmer lentil. Meanwhile, I dice an onion, a carrot and, a stick of celery, and fry in a pan with some olive oil, along with a couple of bay leaves, salt and pepper. I let the fry gently for as long as the lentil are cooking. When the lentils are cooked, I strain them and then add the onion mixture, along with a little rocket, or another green leaf, but not much. I may add a splash of good olive oil, and a smaller splash of balsamic.
I prefer doing the lentils this way as opposed to cooking the lentils with the onion mixture, I think the taste is much improved - but that could just be me! I have them with sausages (veggie), or Haloumi cheese etc. Love it.
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