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Smoky Lentils with Roasted Seasonal Squash & Chimichurri
Ready to cook up a hearty and wholesome lentil stew? Start with a warming blend of garlic, tomatoes, and smoky chilli con carne spice. Stir in roasted seasonal squash for soft, squidgy comfort. Then, add green spinach for extra vibrant vitamins. Drizzle it all with zingy chimichurri and top with toasted pumpkin seeds for moreish crunch.
2/3 daily fibre
5 of 5 a day
Low sat fat
Serving size
Ingredients
- 2 garlic clove
- 2 tbsp chimichurri (Rapeseed Oil, Parsley, Garlic, White Wine Vinegar, Fine Oregano, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Red Chilli, Green Jalapeno, Sea Salt, Ground Black Pepper, Ground Oregano)
- 80g baby spinach
- 1 onion
- 200g passata (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
- 1 small butternut squash
- 80g red split lentils (red split lentils (100%))
- 2 tbsp chilli con carne spice (Paprika, Chilli Powder, Black Pepper, Coriander, Cumin, Garlic, Fenugreek, Oregano, Sea Salt)
- 1 handful of fresh coriander
- 2 tsp pumpkin seeds
- 1 vegetable stock cube (Celery) (Sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil*, sugar*, vegetables*(6,8%) [celery*, onion*, carrot*, parsnip*, tomato*], sunflower oil*, yeast extract, caramelised sugar*, herbs* & spices* ( lovage*, turmeric*, parsley*, black pepper*) *Organic ingredients)
- 1 pepper
Nutritional Information
Calories: 555
Protein: 20g
Carbs: 73g
Fat: 24g
Ingredients
- 80g red split lentils (use half) (red split lentils (100%))
- 1 small butternut squash (use half)
- 2 garlic clove
- 1 handful of fresh coriander (use half)
- 80g baby spinach (use half)
- 1 onion (use half)
- 2 tbsp chimichurri (use half) (Rapeseed Oil, Parsley, Garlic, White Wine Vinegar, Fine Oregano, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Red Chilli, Green Jalapeno, Sea Salt, Ground Black Pepper, Ground Oregano)
- 1 vegetable stock cube (use half) (Celery) (Sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm oil*, sugar*, vegetables*(6,8%) [celery*, onion*, carrot*, parsnip*, tomato*], sunflower oil*, yeast extract, caramelised sugar*, herbs* & spices* ( lovage*, turmeric*, parsley*, black pepper*) *Organic ingredients)
- 2 tsp pumpkin seeds (use half)
- 1 pepper (use half)
- 2 tbsp chilli con carne spice (use half) (Paprika, Chilli Powder, Black Pepper, Coriander, Cumin, Garlic, Fenugreek, Oregano, Sea Salt)
- 200g passata (use half) (tomatoes, salt, citric acid)
Nutritional Information
Calories: 539
Protein: 20g
Carbs: 74g
Fat: 21g
Smoky Lentils with Roasted Seasonal Squash & Chimichurri
Ready to cook up a hearty and wholesome lentil stew? Start with a warming blend of garlic, tomatoes, and smoky chilli con carne spice. Stir in roasted seasonal squash for soft, squidgy comfort. Then, add green spinach for extra vibrant vitamins. Drizzle it all with zingy chimichurri and top with toasted pumpkin seeds for moreish crunch.
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Cooking Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 240C / fan 220C / gas mark 9. Peel and halve the squash lengthways, discard the seeds, and cut into 2cm cubes. Place on a lined baking tray, drizzle with 1 tbsp oil and season with sea salt and black pepper. Roast for 25-30 mins, until soft and golden.
- Roughly dice the onion and chop the pepper into 4cm cubes. Place a medium saucepan on medium-high heat. Add the pumpkin seeds and toast for 2-3 mins, tossing regularly until the seeds begin to pop. Remove and set aside.
- Add 2 tsp oil and turn the heat up to medium. Add the onion and cook for 5 mins, until softened. Season with sea salt. Meanwhile, finely chop or crush the garlic. Add the garlic and pepper, cook for 1 min, then add the spice mix, lentils, passata, stock cube and 300ml hot water (150ml for 1 person). Cover with a lid and simmer for 20-25 mins, until the lentils are cooked.
- Roughly chop the coriander. In the final 1-2 mins of cooking, stir the spinach and squash into the lentils. Add a splash of water if it gets too dry. Season with sea salt and black pepper. In a small bowl, mix the chimichurri and half the chopped coriander.
- Serve the stew in bowls, and top with the chimichurri, toasted pumpkin seeds and the remaining chopped coriander.
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