Cook the Book: Lentils with Roasted Beets

Name: Cook the Book: Lentils with Roasted Beets
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 bay leaf; 4 smalls beets; 2 garlic cloves; 355 milliliters lentils; 4 servings Olive oil; 1 small peeled onion; 4 servings Salt and pepper; 4 servings Chopped scallions or parsley for garnish; 710 milliliters water

Cook the Book: Lentils with Roasted Beets might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 20g of protein, 15g of fat, and a total of 428 calories. This recipe serves 4. If you have bay leaf, olive oil, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375°.

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Oven

Wrap the beets individually in aluminum foil and put them in a baking pan. Roast the beets until tender, about 1 hour.

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Beet

Wrap

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Aluminum Foil

Baking Pan

While the beets roast, rinse the lentils in cold water.

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Lentils

Beet

Water

Put the lentils in a medium pot with 3 cups water, onion, garlic cloves, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil over medium heat, reduce heat to low, and gently simmer until all the water has been absorbed and the lentils are tender, about 1 hour.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Bay Leaves

Lentils

Onion

Water

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Pot

Add more water if you need to. Use a slotted spoon to fish out the onion, garlic, and bay leaf.

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Bay Leaves

Garlic

Onion

Water

Fish

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Slotted Spoon

Remove the beets from the oven, unwrap, and when cool enough to handle, slip off the skins. Dice the beets, then add them to the len- tils. Season to taste with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper