Do you want to eat legumes in a different way?
Why not prepare a delicious dish with something new instead of the usual lentils?
Today we are going to prepare a delicious dish of pureed lentils with confit onion and vinegar reduction and croutons.
You're going to suck your fingers, you'll see.
INGREDIENTS TO PREPARE THE LENTIL PUREE WITH CONFITED ONION
250 g of Lentils
2 onions
800 ml Vegetable broth
4 tbsp vinegar reduction
100 g croutons
60 ml of olive oil
1 branch of thyme
Salt and pepper
Preparation of the recipe
Step 1 Prepare the lentils
Arrange the lentils in a large bowl, cover them with cold water and let them soak for the time recommended on the package.
Step 2 Prepare the onion
Peel the onions and cut them into thin strips.
Heat 50 ml of oil in a frying pan, add the onion and fry it over a very low heat, stirring from time to time with a spatula, for 40 minutes; remove it when it is very tender and light brown in color.
Step 3 Cook the lentils
Drain the lentils and put them in a saucepan, pour in the broth and bring to a boil. Cook them over low heat for 45 or 50 minutes.
Step 4 - Making the puree
Mix the onion confit with the lentils and blend them in the blender glass until obtaining a smooth and homogeneous cream. Season and stir.
Step 5 - Plating and decorating the puree
Wash the thyme, dry it with absorbent kitchen paper and separate the leaves. Divide the very hot lentil puree into 4 soup plates or 4 bowls.
Decorate it with a string of vinegar reduction, a few drops of oil, a few thyme leaves and a few croutons. Serve immediately, accompanied by the remaining croutons presented in a separate bowl.
You will see how everyone at home wants you to repeat this delicious recipe more often. And you? What other different lentil recipes do you know about? Can you tell me?
