braised lentils

Beet braised lentils - a healthy vegan stew, soup or side dish, that is full of incredible flavor! Serve this on its own as a vegan main, or a along side fish, chicken or meat.

 Braised Lentils With Beets 

olive oil, butter

red onion (½ a red onion)

carrot

celery

garlic-rough chopped

thyme leaves

Bay leaf

black caviar lentils, beluga lentils

vegetable stock

teaspoon salt,

vinegar,

fresh beet juice

 Braised Lentils with Beets 

In a large heavy bottom pot or dutch oven, heat olive oil over medium high heat. Add onion, carrot, beets and celery, and saute for 5 minutes, until slightly softened.

Turn heat to medium, add garlic and herbs and sauté for 2 more minutes. Add lentils, stock and salt and bring to a boil. Once boiling, cover with lid, and turn heat to low, maintaining a gentle simmer. Simmer for 25 minutes or until lentils are just tender.

Add the beet juice, taste for salt, add more if necessary, and continue simmering on low for 10-15 more minutes or until tender. If you feel there is too much liquid for your liking, keep the lid off, and increase the heat, letting it reduce. ( I like this braise slightly juicy, personally, so I just replace the lid.)

Stir in the balsamic vinegar and taste again, adjusting if necessary.

Serve with optional browned butter or goat cheese crumbles. If going vegan, a little drizzle of olive oil is nice.

Serve as vegan main dish or as a side dish to fish, chicken or meat.

For me this was a total game changer! Not only stunningly beautiful, but so, so delicious. The combination of lentils with beets is brilliant! As I don't have a juicer, I shredded the beats rather than cube them. I sprinkled the finished dish with pomegranate seeds, for some extra drama and served Greek yogurt mixed with lemon peel and dill as a little "side". I am pretty sure I will make that dish often. Thank you for your wonderful recipes Sylvia.

Thank you for an amazing recipe. It’s so good......I don’t want to stop eating it!
RF

Lentils and beetroot are indeed a heavenly union. Had it with goat cheese potato cakes.  Too delicious! Thank you for sharing your find, Sylvia.

hello there ,was happy to see a lentil recipe ,mom used lentils in some kinda soup on meatless Friday that was many years ago Many Im 76. all I can remember is grain a hand full shoving them in my mouth case I walked by her heading out the door , den when I was out blowing them outa my pea shooter ,a straw , fun till next spring when lentils were growing every where , I am ordering them on line cause Im not going out , got beets in da garden will post results when I cook ,  thanks for the memories and dis recipe.  PEACE. Joseph

I made this last night, with a few minor adjustments--my grocery store only had golden beets this week, so my version didn't look quite as beautiful, and I couldn't find beet juice, so I used extra stock as suggested--and it was amazing!! We were really blown away. I love lentils, and I love beets, but I was not expecting the combination to be so much greater than the sum of its parts. I served this as a main over rice. It was so flavorful, it didn't even need the goat cheese crumbles I'd bought to use as a garnish. Definitely adding this to our regular rotation of recipes.

Simple Braised French Lentils - nourishing and comforting and a delicious healthy side dish that pairs well with so many things! Leftovers can be frozen, or repurposed into breakfast or into a salad!

Simple Braised French Lentils

olive oil

onion,

celery (or fennel bulb)

garlic cloves, rough chopped

stock

salt

mustard- whole grain or dijon (optional)

thyme

bay leaves

Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, celery and carrots and stir 4-5 minutes, then turn heat down to medium. Cook 4-5 more minutes and add the garlic and lentils. Cook 2 minutes stirring.

Add the wine. Let this cook-off, about 2 minutes.

Pour in the stock, salt, and mustard and stir until combined and bring to a good simmer. Add the bay leaves and thyme sprigs, cover and gently simmer on low heat  25-30 minutes or until lentils are tender.

When the lentils are tender, uncover and cook off any extra liquid ( or feel free to drain). Remove the thyme sprigs, taste and adjust salt.  A tiny little splash of red wine vinegar livens them up.

Leftovers can be frozen for later use, or refrigerated and made into a salad the next day- adding fresh veggies and a simple vinaigrette.  Or use for breakfast, warmed on toast, with Sauteed Greens, a poached egg and an herby green sauce like gremolata or Leek oil. YUM. 😉

This is clearly a winner in our household.  I used the Marsala and it really added a layer of flavor.

This was so good! I don't always like lentils but this recipe is a keeper.

I'm always looking for a good lentils recipe. This one is delicious! I used French green lentils and love the texture - not mushy.

I don’t cook lentils much but decided to try this recipe tonight. Really nice flavours and quite easy to make! I didn’t have celery on hand so I just doubled the carrots, and I skipped the wine but added the splash of red wine vinegar at the end as suggested which really added a nice depth to the lentils. Thank you!

This was simple to make and very tasty. I will certainly add it to the rotation. Thanks for sharing your culinary gifts with the world!

I make this recipe often and crave it. One of my very favorites.  I really love this as a side, especially with Salmon or chicken, and like it for breakfast as you mentioned as well.

Great recipe. Made it without oil.  Very fragrant!!

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