Cook the Book: Puy Lentil Galettes

Name: Cook the Book: Puy Lentil Galettes
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 473 milliliters baby spinach leaves; 2 bay leaves; 3 Tbsps chopped cilantro; 2 teaspoons coriander seeds; 2 teaspoons cumin seeds; 1 egg, beaten; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 296 milliliters Greek yogurt; 1 Juice of lemon; 237 milliliters Puy (French) lentils; 3 Tbsps chopped mint; 5 Tbsps olive oil, plus extra to finish; 1 medium onion, roughly chopped; 397 grams best-quality puff pastry; 4 servings Salt and black pepper

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Cook the Book: Puy Lentil Galettes a try. This recipe makes 4 servings with 951 calories, 29g of protein, and 58g of fat each. This recipe covers 36% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up baby spinach leaves, bay leaves, puy lentils, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the bay leaves you could follow this main course with the Adorable Applesauce Cupcakes as a dessert.

Instructions

Cook the lentils in a quart of boiling water with the bay leaves for 20 to 30 minutes, or until thoroughly cooked.

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Bay Leaves

Lentils

Water

Drain in a sieve and set aside.

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Sieve

In a small frying pan over medium heat, dry-roast the cumin and coriander seeds for 2 minutes, or until the aromas are released. Grind them using a mortar and pestle.

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Whole Coriander Seeds

Cumin

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Mortar And Pestle

Frying Pan

Heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil in a small pan and fry the onion gently for 6 to 8 minutes, or until golden and very soft.

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Olive Oil

Onion

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Frying Pan

Add the ground spices and garlic and cook for 2 more minutes.

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Garlic

Spices

Mix this with the lentils and set aside to cool down. Once cool, stir in the yogurt, spinach, herbs, lemon juice and remaining olive oil. Taste and add salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Lemon Juice

Olive Oil

Lentils

Spinach

Yogurt

Herbs

Roll out the puff pastry 1 1/4 inches thick and cut out four circles about 3 inches in diameter.

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Puff Pastry Sheets

Roll

Place on a baking sheet and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Preheat the over to 400°F.

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Baking Sheet

Brush the pastry with the beaten egg and bake for 10 to 15 minutes, or until golden on top and underneath. Allow to cool slightly.

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Egg

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Oven

To serve, place the pastry discs in the middle of four serving plates. Pile up the lentils high on top so you can just see the edge of the pastry. Finish with a drizzle of olive oil.Note: You can skip the toasting and grinding of the seeds, if you prefer, and use ready-ground spices instead; just halve the quantity.

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Olive Oil

Lentils

Spices

Seeds