healthy Eating - Lentil Casserole

Lentils have been part of the human diet for longer then we have had pots to cook them in. They are a very healthy food, they contain high levels of the needful amino acids isoleucine and lysine, they also contain dietary fiber, folate, vitamin B and minerals.

Since lentils are so high in protein they are a coarse food in the diets of many vegetarians and are a quite favorite food in the Middle East, Mediterranean and South Asia.

Healthy Casseroles

Lentils are part of the legume family, in order to cook them you need to soak them overnight in fresh clean water.

healthy Eating - Lentil Casserole

This recipe serves 4.

You will need the following ingredients:

1/4 kilo of organic lentils. 1 bunch of parsley and 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley 2 onions 4 potatoes 1-2 leeks 3 tablespoons of a quality red wine Sea salt and ground black pepper 1/4 teaspoon of Vegemite, this is an Australian product if you cannot get it use yeast citation instead. Some Marjoram 1-2 sprigs of Thyme

Preparation:

Clean and dice the onions, potatoes and leeks.

Method:

1. Bring the soaked lentils to the boil then add the onions and potatoes.

2. Leave this to simmer on a very low heat for colse to half an hour. You will need to stir this every now and again so don't walk away.

3. Add the leeks, wine, marjoram, thyme, chopped parsley and Vegemite.

4. Leave to simmer for a further 30 minutes over a very low heat.

Serve this dish in a bowl with some fresh parsley. This is also nice with a few tablespoons of sour cream on the side.

healthy Eating - Lentil Casserole

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