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The ingredients needed to make Lentils with Fresh Pasta and Caramelized Onions:
- You need 6 oz fresh pasta or 4oz dried pasta
- Prepare 5 tbsp olive oil or more (2 tbs) to taste
- Use 1 large onion sliced
- Prepare 1/2 cup uncooked green or brown lentils
- Prepare 1 tbsp fresh parsley for garnish
Instructions to make Lentils with Fresh Pasta and Caramelized Onions:
- Saute onions in 2 tbs olive oil. Cook 5 minutes with lid on, then reduce heat, remove lid and continue to caramelize.
- Once brown and caramelized, remove from heat.
- Use kitchen towel to spread out lentils and look for any stones.
- Rinse lentils.
- Put 2 cups of water in pot and bring to boil. Add lentils.
- Boil for 2 to 3 minutes then turn down to simmer and cook until tender will depend on lentil. Some lentils will cook in only ten minutes, no soaking.
- Once tender, drain and reserve the lentil water. (This yielded about 7 oz.)
- Add enough water to reserved liquid to equal 2 1/2 liters. Bring lentil water mixture to a boil and add salt 2 1/2 tsp sea salt. Add pasta. Cook until "al dente" (not fully cooked, but tender- should still see some white). Fresh pasta adds great flavor and texture!
- In the meantime, pour the rest of the oil in the bottom of serving bowl.
- Mix the lentil and onions in bowl.
- Combine the pasta and lentils with caramelized onions. Garnish with fresh parsley and pinch of pepper. Serve immediately.
- 15 minute variation: Use precooked lentils. Will not be as flavorful as cooking in lentil broth, but still an easy way to incorporate lentils in your diet.
- Caramelized onions.
- Add cooked lentils to caramelized onions and heat through. At same time, boil pasta in salted water, drain and combine. Note: Recipe inspired from Claudia Roden's Lentils with Pasta and caramelized onions. Her food is rustic, simple with Arabesque influences. I would highly recommend her recipes!
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