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Braised Broad Bean, Courgette and Lettuce Lentils

A plate full of green – this recipe is not only tasty but packed fully of nutrients. It’s wonderful to enjoy outside, drenched in the sun, with a refreshing cool drink.

When to eat

I recommend eating this dish from June to September.

Braised Broad Bean, Courgette and Lettuce Lentils

A plate full of green – this recipe is not only tasty but packed fully of nutrients. It's wonderful to enjoy outside, drenched in the sun, with a refreshing cool drink.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Course Main Course

Ingredients

  • 150 g Broad Beans (podded)
  • 1 Medium Courgette
  • 1 Head Little Gem Lettuce
  • 150 g Green Lentils
  • 1 Lemon
  • 15 g Basil
  • 1 Clove Garlic
  • 5 g Rosemary
  • 2 Teaspoon Cumin
  • 500 ml Vegetable Stock
  • 3 Tablespoon Olive Oil

Instructions

  • Place the green lentils in a deep pan and cover with the stock. Bring to the boil, then cover and simmer for 15 – 20 minutes until the lentils are soft. Drain and reserve.
  • Whilst the lentils are cooking. Place the Broad Beans into a medium saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil, then simmer gently for about 5 minutes until the outside of the broad beans begins to wrinkle and the beans soften. Drain and reserve.
  • Dice the courgette into 1 cm half moons. Zest and juice the lemon. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan over a medium heat. Finely chop the rosemary and garlic and toss into the frying pan along with the cumin. Fry for a couple of minutes. Tip the chopped courgettes into the rosemary oil. Increase the heat of the pan and fry the courgette for about 8 minutes, stirring well, until the pieces have softened and are beginning to colour on the outside. Roughly chop and add the lettuce to the pan with a about 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice. Fry for a further couple of minutes until the lettuce begins to wilt. Season to taste with salt and black pepper.
  • Remove the pan from the heat, and stir in the cooked lentils, leave the pan to cool a little. Roughly chop the basil and then scatter over the pan mixture along with the lemon zest.

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3 Comments

Nicola Rudge

June 18, 2024 at 7:54 pm

Made this today. Did I miss the bit about adding the beans? Assumed that they went in with the lettuce! Otherwise, good recipe. Thank you.

Rosalind

June 20, 2024 at 4:15 pm

Looks interesting will try this tonight

Rosalind

June 20, 2024 at 5:03 pm

You don’t say what to do with the cooked beans!
Also ingredients shld be listed in the order they are used.