Braised Lentils With Onions and Spinach

Name: Braised Lentils With Onions and Spinach
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon oil; 1 cup carrot, finely chopped; 1/2 cup shallot, finely chopped; 1/4 cup dry white wine (or apple juice); 2 cups dried lentils; 4 cups onions, thinly sliced; 3 1/2 cups chicken broth or 3 1/2 cups vegetable broth; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 2 fresh thyme sprigs; 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar; 1 (10 ounce) bag prewashed fresh spinach; 4 ounces crumbled feta cheese

Submitted by akgrown

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Ingredients:: 13
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 tablespoon oil
1 cup carrot, finely chopped
¹⁄₂ cup shallot, finely chopped
¹⁄₄ cup dry white wine (or apple juice)
2 cups dried lentils
4 cups onions, thinly sliced
3 ¹⁄₂ cups chicken broth or 3 1/2 cups vegetable broth
¹⁄₄ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₄ teaspoon pepper
2 fresh thyme sprigs
2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 (10 ounce) bag prewashed fresh spinach
4 ounces crumbled feta cheese

directions

Heat olive oil over med-high heat in a dutch oven, and sauté carrots and shallots for 5 minutes.Add wine and scrape up any bits stuck to the bottom of the pot.
Add lentils, onion, broth, salt, pepper, and thyme, and bring to a boil.Reduce heat to medium-low and cover tightly. Cook for 35 minutes, stirring twice, until lentils are tender and liquid is almost evaporated.
Stir in vinegar and spinach, and simmer uncovered for 5 min more, until liquid reduces slightly and spinach wilts. Sprinkle with crumbled feta and serve.
For vegetarian use vegetable broth.

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Loved it....except I did not like the wilted spinach. I would have preferred to braise the lentils an onions and then serve them over the fresh spinach. Also...took me a bit longer than 35 minutes for my lentils to soften...the aroma was amazing!

MsBindy

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akgrown

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