Lentils with Fresh Pasta and Caramelized Onions
Lentils with Fresh Pasta and Caramelized Onions

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Serve lentils and rice topped with the caramelized onions, chopped fresh parsley, lemon wedges, and Greek yogurt if. Lentils with Pasta and Caramelised Onions. It is a good idea to start with the lid on - this allows them to soften more quickly.

To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have lentils with fresh pasta and caramelized onions using 5 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Lentils with Fresh Pasta and Caramelized Onions:
  1. Get 6 oz fresh pasta or 4oz dried pasta
  2. Make ready 5 tbsp olive oil or more (2 tbs) to taste
  3. Take 1 large onion sliced
  4. Make ready 1/2 cup uncooked green or brown lentils
  5. Take 1 tbsp fresh parsley for garnish

Here is a time-lapse video I made of the caramelization process, to show how the onions cook down and caramelize over the course of an hour (https. It is a good idea to start with the lid on - this allows it to soften more quickly. Rinse the lentils and boil them in plenty of water until they are only just tender. This easy Chicken and Bacon Pasta Bake is made with the homemade Spinach dip combined with elbow macaroni, chicken and bacon!

Steps to make Lentils with Fresh Pasta and Caramelized Onions:
  1. Saute onions in 2 tbs olive oil. Cook 5 minutes with lid on, then reduce heat, remove lid and continue to caramelize.
  2. Once brown and caramelized, remove from heat.
  3. Use kitchen towel to spread out lentils and look for any stones.
  4. Rinse lentils.
  5. Put 2 cups of water in pot and bring to boil. Add lentils.
  6. Boil for 2 to 3 minutes then turn down to simmer and cook until tender will depend on lentil. Some lentils will cook in only ten minutes, no soaking.
  7. Once tender, drain and reserve the lentil water. (This yielded about 7 oz.)
  8. Add enough water to reserved liquid to equal 2 1/2 liters. Bring lentil water mixture to a boil and add salt 2 1/2 tsp sea salt. Add pasta. Cook until "al dente" (not fully cooked, but tender- should still see some white). Fresh pasta adds great flavor and texture!
  9. In the meantime, pour the rest of the oil in the bottom of serving bowl.
  10. Mix the lentil and onions in bowl.
  11. Combine the pasta and lentils with caramelized onions. Garnish with fresh parsley and pinch of pepper. Serve immediately.
  12. 15 minute variation: Use precooked lentils. Will not be as flavorful as cooking in lentil broth, but still an easy way to incorporate lentils in your diet.
  13. Caramelized onions.
  14. Add cooked lentils to caramelized onions and heat through. At same time, boil pasta in salted water, drain and combine. Note: Recipe inspired from Claudia Roden's Lentils with Pasta and caramelized onions. Her food is rustic, simple with Arabesque influences. I would highly recommend her recipes!

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