Spanish White Wine Lentils
These are not just any old lentils… this is a truly delicious dish and a complete meal in itself, inspired by a traditional, Spanish recipe! Option to serve with a green salad, garlic bread and vegan bacon and/or our delicious patatas bravas recipe… but perfectly tasty on its own.
Preparation time
10 min
Cook time
20 min
Total time
30
Cuisine
Spanish
Meal
- mains
- lunches
- vegetable-side-dishes
Servings
4
Ingredients
- 120g/4 oz vegan lardons, lightly fried according to the instructions on the packet and set aside (optional)
- 225g/1¼ cups green, brown or Puy lentils
- 1 medium onion, finely diced
- 200g/7 oz carrot, peeled and finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic, finely sliced
- 1 tbsp smoked paprika (ideally Pimentón de la Vera but any fine)
- 3 large tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 160ml/¾ cup vegan dry white wine
- 1 stock cube dissolved in 100ml/⅓-½ cup boiling water
- 1 tbsp flat leaf parsley, roughly chopped plus extra for decoration
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Optional toppings: extra vegan lardons, fresh parsley, jarred chargrilled peppers, red salsa, roasted cherry tomatoes, toasted pine nuts, vegan crème fraîche
Serving suggestions: crusty bread, fresh baguette, garlicky green beans, garlic bread, green olives, leafy green salad, lightly fried asparagus, pan-fried broccoli, patatas bravas, roasted red peppers, roasted tomatoes on the vine, tomato salad, vegan tortilla de patatas
Instructions
- Cook the lentils according to the packet but don’t overcook — keep them with a bit of bite/al dente.
- While the lentils are cooking, fry the onion in a little oil until soft and golden.
- Add the carrot and fry for 5-10 minutes.
- Stir through the garlic and fry for a further 2 minutes.
- Add the smoked paprika and heat for another minute.
- Stir through the tomatoes and white wine and simmer for around 5 minutes.
- Add the cooked lentils, stock, parsley and vegan lardons and simmer for another 5 minutes or until everything is cooked through to the texture you want.
- Sprinkle over the remaining fresh parsley and any of the other (optional) toppings.
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