Friday, October 16, 2009

Fennel with Lentils, Thyme & Chard


recipe inspired by a french dish in Moosewood Simple Suppers (a fantastic cookbook)

Ingredients
  • 1 cup uncooked lentils
  • 1-2 bulbs fennel, finely sliced
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tbsp dried thyme
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • white wine vinegar
  • 1 cup chopped chard- optional. Any other green, including bok choy, could work too (can use more or less, but the raw leaves should not be more than 3/4 the volume of the fennel)

Directions
  • boil the lentils
  • in a separate frying pan, saute the garlic in the olive oil
  • when the garlic is slightly golden, add in the fennel and stir
  • when the fennel is slightly golden (it gets a slight shade of off white darker) add in the thyme and stir.
  • mix in the chopped chard
  • leave on stove top while stirring for 3-4 more minutes or until chard is fully wilted
  • mix the lentils
  • serve with a generous drizzle of white wine vinegar
AMAZING

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