
🇪🇸 Spanish Vegetarian
Lentils Pil-Pil
🇪🇸 Spanish
Emulsified garlic-chili oil that clings to lentils — pil-pil, best mopped with bread. About 23 minutes from fridge to table.
Prep 10 min Cook 13 min Serves 6 Easy
Ingredients
- Saltto taste
- Garlic2 cloves, grated
- Olive Oil3 tbsp, good and fruity
- Lentils250 g
- Smoked Paprika1/2 tsp
- Sherry Vinegar1/2, juiced
- Chili Flakes1 tsp
Optional extras
- Fresh Parsleyhandful, to finish
Instructions
- 1
Prepare the lentils — roast, boil or mash it depending on what it is, until completely soft.
- 2
Beat it smooth with the olive oil, adding it in a slow stream for a silky texture.
- 3
Season with the garlic, sherry vinegar juice, smoked paprika and salt — taste as you go.
- 4
Swoosh onto a plate with a spoon-back of oil, a sprinkle of fresh parsley, and serve with warm bread.
Chef's tip
A final squeeze of sherry vinegar just before serving lifts every other flavour.
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