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  • 200g brown lentils
  • olive oil
  • 1 onion
    finely chopped
  • 1 carrot
    peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 clove garlic
    crushed
  • 1/2 a small bunch thyme
    leaves picked
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 400ml vegetable stock
  • 200g baby spinach
  • 200g tin half-fat coconut milk
  • 1/2 lemon
    juiced

Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal339
    low
  • fat8.4g
    low
  • saturates4.6g
  • carbs40g
  • sugars7g
    low
  • fibre12g
  • protein20g
  • salt0.6g
    low

Method

  • step 1

    Rinse the lentils really well in two changes of water, then leave to drain in a sieve.

  • step 2

    Heat 1 tsp oil in a large pan and fry the onion and carrot with a pinch of salt for 5 minutes, until soft, then add the garlic, half the thyme and the bay leaf. Fry for a minute then stir through the lentils.

  • step 3

    Add the veg stock, season, and simmer for 40-50 minutes until the lentils are tender and creamy. Top up with water if they start to stick to the bottom of the pan.

  • step 4

    Stir through the remaining thyme, spinach and coconut milk and simmer until the spinach wilts then season again if it needs it and stir through the lemon juice, to serve.

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