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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> French >> French

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. In a large bowl, cover the lentils with boiling water and allow to sit for 15 minutes. Drain. | 2. In a large stockpot(7 qt.) on medium heat, saute the onions, leeks, red peppers, and garlic with the olive oil, salt, pepper, thyme, and cumin for 20 minutes, until the vegetables are translucent and very tender. | 3. Add the celery and carrots and saute for 10 more minutes. | 4. Add the vegetable stock, tomato paste, and lentils and bay leaf. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer uncovered for 1 hour(or a little more to taste), until the lentils are cooked through. | 5. Check the seasonings. | 6. Add the red wine vinegar and serve hot, drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with grated Parmesan. | 7. Good served with a salad and popovers! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
green lentil	1	lb		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
yellow onion	4	cups	diced	256.0	59.776	7.04	0.64
leek	4	cups	diced	217.16	50.373999999999995	5.34	1.068
red bell pepper	1/2	cup	diced	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
garlic	1	tablespoon	minced	12.665	2.8101	0.5406	0.0425
olive oil	1/4	cup		477.36	0.0	0.0	54.0
kosher salt	1	tablespoon		403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
black pepper	1 - 1 1/2	1/2	ground	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
thyme leave	1	tablespoon	minced	403.4676	0.0	89.7602	2.2667
cumin	1/2 - 1	teaspoon	ground	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
celery	3	cups	diced	48.48	8.9991	2.0907	0.5151
carrot	3	cups	diced	157.44	36.7872	3.5712	0.9216
vegetable stock	3	quarts		-	-	-	-
tomato paste	1/4	cup		54.12	12.4806	2.8512	0.3102
bay leaf	1 -2			-	-	-	-
red wine vinegar	2	tablespoons		5.662000000000001	0.0805	0.0119	0.0
parmesan cheese			grated	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.