Lentils with vegetables
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Type of dish: main course
Type of diet:Low fat, Celiac, Vegetarian, Children
Servings: 1 servings
Time: 35 min.
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Type of dish: main course
Type of diet:Low fat, Celiac, Vegetarian, Children
Servings: 1 servings
Time: 35 min.
80 g brown lentils, 300 ml water or vegetable stock, 20 g approx. red pepper, 20 g approx. green pepper, 20 g approx. onion, 1 small tomato, bay leaf, a pinch of salt
Clean the lentils with water and save. Cut the red and green peppers in approx. 3 cm dices. Cut the onion and the tomato. Pour 200 ml of water of vegetable stock in the Vapour Cook. Add the washed and cut vegetables, half bay leaf and a pinch of salt. Put it in the microwave oven and close it. Cook at medium power (350W) for 15 minutes. Open the Cook and add another 100 ml of water or stock. Keep it closed and cook for 15 more minutes at 350W. Open the Cook, take out the vegetables and crush them with 100 ml of water of stock. Add the mixture to the lentils, stir and cook for 5 minutes at high power (500W) in the microwave oven with the Cook closed. Note: If the lentils are left to soak before cooking, the cooking time shortens. Suggestion: You can add chorizo, belly pork, etc… in the last 5 cooking minutes.
NUTRITIONAL TABLE kcal per serve 294 Protein 21.52 g Carbohydrates48.61 g Fats 1.50 g
Lentils belong to the group of pulses, as chickpeas, haricot beans, broad beans or peas. They contain a lot of important nutrients. They are rich in carbohydrates and vegetal proteins. The vegetal protein of pulses lacks in one of the essential amino acids, so it is incomplete. By mixing them with some cereal like rice, it can be compared to meat protein, perfectly usable. Also, lentils are rich in iron and, although this iron is not very available because of its vegetal nature, if the meal includes a food rich in vitamin C (orange, kiwi, strawberries…), its chemical form changes and it becomes completely usable.