🇲🇦 Moroccan Vegetarian

Lentils B'stilla aux Fruits

Name: Lentils B'stilla aux Fruits
Prep time: 18 min
Cook time: 43 min
Total time: 61 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 200 ml Heavy Cream; to taste Salt; 1, sliced into rings Onion; 1 tbsp, for the dish Olive Oil; 250 g Lentils; 100 g, grated Cheese; 80 g Almonds; 1 tsp Ras el Hanout; 150 g Apricots

🇲🇦 Moroccan

An oven-born moroccan classic — lentils under a savoury crust that crackles when served. About 61 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 18 min Cook 43 min Serves 4 Hard

Ingredients

Heavy Cream200 ml
Saltto taste
Onion1, sliced into rings
Olive Oil1 tbsp, for the dish
Lentils250 g
Cheese100 g, grated
Almonds80 g
Ras el Hanout1 tsp
Apricots150 g

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantrohandful, to finish

Instructions

1
Heat the oven to 190°C and butter or oil a baking dish.
2
Layer the onion over the base, season, then nestle in the lentils.
3
Pour the cream around the edges, scatter over the cheese and the ras el hanout.
4
Bake for 30-35 minutes until bubbling at the rim and burnished on top.
5
Rest for 5 minutes so it sets, then spoon out with the pan juices and plenty of black pepper.

Chef's tip

Every oven runs hot or cold; start checking 5 minutes early.

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