How to make lentils with zucchini, a summer way to cook lentils, a dish full of flavor, made with mixed aromatic herbs and lemon juice.
Ingredients for 4 people
- 150 g of lentils
- 300 g of courgettes in thin slices
- 2 bay leaves
- 1 sprig of marjoram
- 1 sprig of chopped rosemary
- 2 tablespoons of chopped parsley
- 1 bunch of chopped basil
- 2 sockets of comino seeds
- 1 thinly sliced onion
- 1 pounded garlic clove
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- some green tops of chopped fennel
- the juice of 1 lemon
- 1/4 glass of extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon of butter
- salt and pepper
How to prepare lentils and courgettes with aromatic herbs and lemon juice
Soak, if necessary, the lentils for the time indicated on the package.
After soaking the lentils in boiling salted water, together with the bay leaf and marjoram, for five minutes, then drain and set aside the cooking liquid.
In a pan with the oil brown the onion.
Add the courgettes and cook for five minutes, then add the lentils, the lime juice, the garlic, the basil, the fennel, the rosemary, the comino, the salt, the pepper and a part of the cooking liquid of the lentils .
Cook over low heat for at least an hour or until well cooked.
After adding the butter, sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve hot or warm.
