Grilled sausage with stewed lentils and spinach

Ingredients

For 1 serving

• Italian sausage1
• Cooked lentils120 g
• Carrots50 g
• Onion30 g
• Tomato passata60 g
• Spinach150 g
• Extra virgin olive oil5 g
• Saltto taste
• Black pepperto taste

In season: November – March

Method

1. Peel the onion and carrot and chop them finely. Rinse and drain the cooked lentils.
2. Heat the oil in a small pan over medium heat and fry the onion and carrot for 5 minutes, until soft; add the lentils, the tomato passata and a splash of water, and season with salt and black pepper.
3. Cover and cook over low heat for 15 minutes, stirring now and then, until the lentils are coated in a thick sauce.
4. Meanwhile prick the sausage with a fork and cook it on a griddle over medium heat for 12 minutes, turning often, until well browned outside and no longer pink inside.
5. Wash the spinach and sauté it while still damp in a pan over medium heat for 3 minutes, until wilted; season with salt.
6. Serve the sausage with the lentils and spinach.