New Year’s Day Lentils

Ingredients

• 1 2/2
  
  cups French green lentils
  
• 1
  
  tablespoon olive oil (extra virgin)
  
• 1
  
  onion, peeled and chopped
  
• 1
  
  carrot, peel and chopped
  
• 1
  
  celery stalk, peel and chopped
  
• 2-3
  
  garlic cloves, peeled and minced
  
• dash
  
  of salt
  
• 2
  
  cups home-made vegetable broth
  

Directions

1. Pick over and rinse lentils
2. Heat oil in medicum saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, carrrot celery garlic and salt and cook stirring occasionally until vegetables are soft–about 10-15 minutes.
3. Add lentils and stock to cover. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until stock is absorbed by the lentils–about 20-30 minutes. Add salt and more stock so lentils are coverd again. Continue cooking until lentils are tender, about 20-30 more minutes.
4. Serve warm, or at room temperature or as a bed for baked salmon and port wine sauce, or baked salmon and chive oil, or …anything…