PUY LENTILS WITH SPINACH & SOUR CHERRIES

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Sweeten up lentils, spinach and shallots with dried sour cherries in this easy and low-fat side dish - perfect with lamb kofte or a tagine

Provided by Katy Gilhooly

Time 25m

Number Of Ingredients 7

Ingredients

2 tsp olive oil
4 shallots , finely chopped
250g pouch ready-to-eat puy lentils
300ml reduced-salt vegetable or chicken stock
140g dried sour cherries
400g spinach
small pack parsley , leaves picked and chopped

Steps:

Heat the oil in a medium saucepan. Add the shallots and cook on a medium heat for 10 mins until softened. Add the Puy lentils, stock and sour cherries, and simmer for 10 mins. Remove from the heat and stir through the spinach and parsley.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 270 calories, Fat 4 grams fat, SaturatedFat 1 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 43 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 18 grams sugar, Fiber 10 grams fiber, Protein 11 grams protein, Sodium 1.2 milligram of sodium