🇪🇸 Spanish Vegetarian

Lentils Tapas

Name: Lentils Tapas
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Spanish
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 4 cloves, minced Garlic; 1, sliced Bell Pepper; 2 tbsp Tomato Sauce; 2 tbsp Olive Oil; 3, cut into batons Spring Onions; 250 g Lentils; 1 tsp Smoked Paprika; to serve Bread

🇪🇸 Spanish

High heat, big flavour: lentils seared with aromatics and a shiny sauce that clings to every bite. 30 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 10 min Cook 20 min Serves 3 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Garlic4 cloves, minced
Bell Pepper1, sliced
Tomato Sauce2 tbsp
Olive Oil2 tbsp
Spring Onions3, cut into batons
Lentils250 g
Smoked Paprika1 tsp
Breadto serve

Optional extras

Fresh Parsleyhandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Warm the olive oil in a wide paella pan or heavy skillet over medium heat until it flows easily.
2
Sear the Lentils until golden on all sides, then push it to the edges of the pan.
3
Soften Garlic in the middle of the pan, adding Smoked Paprika after a few minutes, building a sofrito — low and slow, five full minutes.
4
Season with paprika and salt and stir for thirty seconds so the paprika blooms without scorching.
5
Add the liquid, bring to a confident simmer, and let everything cook until the Lentils is done and the sauce has thickened and glossed.
6
Rest off the heat for five minutes, finish with lemon wedges and parsley, and serve from the pan.

Chef's tip

Taste and adjust the salt at the end; sauces concentrate as they reduce.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Spanish tapas recipe: Lentils with chorizo in a glass · on YouTube