Lentejas - o te las comes o las dejas

Yes, there might be more glamorous food in the world like lentils - but I like them :) Additionally, this is a very simple and tasty receipe coming from Castile and Leon (Spain) where they eat a lot of pulses.









In Spanish, this dish is called "lentejas a la hortelana", meaning garden style lentils referring to the carrots, paprika, potato and leek which are common in this area.

What gives the finishing touch is "pimentón", ground dried paprika. Mine is from Andalucia, but maybe even more famous for it's pimentón production in an area of Extremadura, called "pimentón de la Vera". I bought there some "agridulce" (bittersweet) pimentón, which I didn't use for this receipe, I like the sweet one better in here.

 

All the ingredients you'll need for this perfect winter dish you have already seen, here they come as a list:

200gr lentils
2 carrots
1 potato
1 leek
0,5 green paprika

1 bay leave
1 clove of garlic
1 teaspoon of pimentón dulce

Olive Oil
Water
Salt

1. Clean the vegetables and cut them into cubes. Fill them together with the lentils, clove of garlic, bay leave and a teaspoon of pimentón dulce into a cooking pot.
2. Add water until all vegetables are well covered. Add a splash of olive oil and some salt.
3. Put the lid on the pot and bring the vegetables to boil.
4. After they have boiled for some minutes, turn down the heat and simmer them for round about 30minutes (try the lentils to see if they are done) 

Well, here's the result - and a confession: when I tried to take a picture of the lentils, I noticed, my camera had run out of battery. I choose to follow the headline of this post, meaning "either you eat them or you don't".

How about you - do you like lentils?

Have a good night,

Julia