By: Amy Dienta
I have been vegetarian since I was 10 years old, so I eat lots of lentils and beans. Here is my tried and true lentil recipe. It’s both cheap and easy to make- a bag of lentils is 99 cents and it only takes 30 minutes to make this dish!
French Lentils
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 1 carrot, chopped
- 3 cups vegetable broth
- A little extra water, as needed
- 1 cup French green lentils, rinsed
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, heat olive oil over medium heat.
- Add onion and cook until softened, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes.
- Add carrot, broth, lentils, salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
- Simmer until lentils are tender, about 25 minutes.
- Adjust seasoning and serve.
**You may need to add water to the lentils as they are cooking, depending on how old the lentils are.
Sometimes I just eat it as is, or sometimes I eat it over rice or add a little extra vegetable broth and diced tomatoes to make it into soup.
