French Lentils with Sausage, Wilted Arugula, & Dijon Mustard

Name: French Lentils with Sausage, Wilted Arugula, & Dijon Mustard
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mediterranean, French, European
Ingredients: 113 grams arugula; 3 bay leaves; 2 Tbsps dijon mustard; 532 milliliters pound Puy (French) lentils, rinsed; 1 Tbsp oil; 1 large onion; 454 grams sausage (see note), sliced or crumbled

French Lentils with Sausage, Wilted Arugula, & Dijon Mustard is a gluten free and dairy free main course. One portion of this dish contains roughly 23g of protein, 18g of fat, and a total of 390 calories. This recipe serves 8. A mixture of onion, bay leaves, puy lentils, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the oil you could follow this main course with the Vegan Mango Banana Bread as a dessert. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour.

Instructions

Heat oil in a large, straight-sided pan that has a lid until oil shimmers, then add sausage. Stir sausage to brown for several minutes, cooking until fat has rendered out and sausage is very crispy. Reduce heat if sausage looks like it will burn.

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Sausage

Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

While sausage is browning, trim 1/8 to 1/4 inch from the root and blossom ends of onion (leaving enough so onion leaves will stay intact), then slice in half.

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Green Onions

Sausage

Onion

Remove skin and stud onion with cloves.

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Clove

Onion

Add to pan with lentils, bay leaves, and 4 1/2 cups water. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce to a simmer and cover. Cook until lentils are tender but still have a bite, about 45 minutes. After half an hour of cooking, add a pinch of salt to season lentils (reserving some to add at end).

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Bay Leaves