Lentil Ragout - French Puy lentil side dish
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Lentil Ragout - French Puy lentil side dish
Description
The Lentil Ragout combines small, mottled French Puy lentils with aromatic vegetables and herbs. Garlic, onion, and carrot are sautéed until tender, then enriched with tomato paste and simmered alongside bay leaf and thyme for a fragrant base. Lentils are added with vegetable stock and slowly cooked to retain their firm texture without becoming mushy.
Finishing with fresh parsley, salt, and pepper brings brightness and balance. The dish's gentle simmering preserves the unique firmness of the Puy lentils while developing savory, layered flavors. It pairs well as a side dish to complement other proteins or can be served alone for a light vegetarian meal.
Advice stresses using homemade or high-quality vegetable stock to elevate the dish's flavor and encourages attention to cooking time to avoid over-softening the lentils.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 garlic finely minced, clove
- 1/2 onion , finely diced
- 1 carrot peeled and finely diced, large
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 bay leaf , preferably fresh otherwise dried
- 1 thyme sprig
- 1 cup Puy lentils Note 1, aka French lentils
- 3 cups vegetable stock , preferably homemade else low sodium store bought (Note 2)
- 1/2 tsp salt (skip if using store bought)
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp parsley , finely chopped
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Sauté garlic, carrot and onion until softened - around 5 minutes.
- Cook off tomato paste: Add tomato paste, bay leaf and thyme. Cook 2 minutes.
- Add lentils, simmer 15 minutes: Add lentils, stock, salt and pepper. Stir, bring to simmer, then lower heat and simmer without a lid for 15 minutes until the lentils are soft (don't let them overcook so they become mushy!).
- Season: Stir through parsley. Taste and add more salt or pepper if needed. Serve!
Notes
- Use French Puy lentils for their firm texture and distinctive color.
- Homemade vegetable stock significantly enhances the flavor compared to store-bought options.
- Monitor cooking time carefully to keep lentils tender but not mushy.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4- 6 as side
Amount Per Serving
Calories 415 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 415cal | 21% |
| Carbohydrates | 64g | 21% |
| Protein | 26g | 52% |
| Fat | 5g | 8% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 1045mg | 44% |
| Potassium | 121mg | 3% |
| Fiber | 31g | 124% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 3083IU | 62% |
| Vitamin C | 10mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 74mg | 7% |
| Iron | 8mg | 44% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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