Veggie lentils

Serves: 4
Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 20 minutes

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Ingredients

• 3 French shallots
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 carrots
• 1 courgette
• 3 ripe tomatoes
• 200g (7oz) blue-green Puy lentils
• 1 bunch flat-leaf (Italian) parsley
• 750ml (26½ fl oz) vegetable stock
• 50g (1¾oz) pitted green olives
• 50g (1¾oz) pitted dry black olives
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste (concentrated purée)
• Salt and pepper

Equipment

• 1 flameproof casserole dish
• 1 chopping board
• Low heat

Directions

1Peel and finely slice the shallots and garlic. Peel and cube the carrots. Cut the courgette and tomatoes into cubes.

2Rinse the lentils. Chop the parsley.

3Put the ingredients in a flameproof casserole dish, pour in the stock and cook on a low heat for 20 minutes.

4Season with salt and pepper.

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