FRENCH LENTILS WITH CARROTS AND PEARL ONIONS

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



French Lentils with Carrots and Pearl Onions image

Categories     Bean     Onion     Vegetable     Side     Vegetarian     High Fiber     Lentil     Root Vegetable     Carrot     Fall     Winter     Healthy     Gourmet     Pescatarian     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added     Kosher

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

2 (10-ounce) packages fresh pearl onions
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 large carrots, cut diagonally into 1/8-inch-thick slices
4 large garlic cloves, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
4 fresh thyme sprigs
1 Turkish or 1/2 California bay leaf
2 cups dried French green lentils (14 ounces), rinsed
5 cups water
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Steps:

  • Blanch pearl onions in a 3- to 4-quart heavy saucepan of boiling water 1 minute, then drain and peel.
  • Heat butter in dry cleaned saucepan over moderate heat until foam subsides, then cook onions, carrots, garlic, salt, pepper, thyme, and bay leaf, stirring occasionally, until vegetables are softened, 6 to 8 minutes.
  • Add lentils and water and bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, until lentils are just tender, 12 to 20 minutes. Discard thyme and bay leaf. Transfer lentils to a serving dish using a slotted spoon. Sprinkle with parsley.

There are no comments yet!