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Lentil shakshuka with peppers and cumin

Lentils in a spiced pepper sauce: all the flavor of shakshuka, no eggs.

  • 25 min
  • 1 serving
  • Vegan
  • Middle Eastern cuisine
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Lentil shakshuka with peppers and cumin

Per serving

Calories
429 kcal
Protein
27.6 g
Carbohydrates
70.7 g
Fat
7.4 g

Values computed from the ingredients with USDA FoodData Central and the CREA tables.

Ingredients

For 1 serving

  • Cooked lentils200 g
  • Bell peppers120 g
  • Chopped tomatoes200 g
  • Onion40 g
  • Garlic1 clove
  • Cumin1 teaspoon
  • Paprika1 teaspoon
  • Extra virgin olive oil1 teaspoon
  • Nutritional yeast8 g
  • Parsleyto taste
  • Saltto taste

In season: July – September

Method

  1. Peel and thinly slice the onion and crush the garlic clove; wash the peppers, remove the seeds and white pith and cut them into thin strips.
  2. Heat the oil in a frying pan over medium heat, add the onion, garlic, peppers and a pinch of salt and cook for 8 minutes, stirring, until the peppers are soft and the onion is golden.
  3. Add the cumin and paprika and stir for 30 seconds, until fragrant; pour in the tomato pulp, lower the heat to medium-low and simmer for 8 minutes, until the sauce thickens.
  4. Rinse and drain the lentils, add them to the sauce and heat for 5 minutes, until piping hot and coated in tomato; taste and adjust the salt.
  5. Chop the parsley and serve the shakshuka straight from the pan, sprinkled with nutritional yeast and parsley.

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