🇪🇹 Ethiopian Vegetarian

Red Lentils Azifa

Name: Red Lentils Azifa
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 23 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Ethiopian
Ingredients: to taste Salt; 1/2, thinly sliced Onion; handful, torn Fresh Cilantro; 1, juiced Lemon; 3 tbsp Olive Oil; 1 Jalapeño; 300 g Red Lentils; 200 g Green Lentils

🇪🇹 Ethiopian

Fresh, zingy and full of texture: red lentils tossed with herbs and a sharp citrus dressing. 23 minutes of mostly hands-off cooking.

Prep 15 min Cook 8 min Serves 2 Easy

Ingredients

Saltto taste
Onion1/2, thinly sliced
Fresh Cilantrohandful, torn
Lemon1, juiced
Olive Oil3 tbsp
Jalapeño1
Red Lentils300 g
Green Lentils200 g

Instructions

1
Whisk the lemon juice with the olive oil, salt and pepper for a bright, simple dressing.
2
Prepare the red lentils — slice, shred or cube it so every forkful gets some.
3
Toss the red lentils with the onion, fresh cilantro and the dressing just before serving.
4
Let it sit 5 minutes so the flavours marry, then taste and add another squeeze of lemon if it needs lift.

Chef's tip

Let the dish rest 5 minutes off the heat before serving so the flavours settle.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Azifa Recipe | Healthy and High Vegan Protein Ethiopian Lentils · on YouTube