Pasta With Red Pepper And Lentil Sauce
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Posted by:jrt
This recipe makes a great main entree or even a side dish to complement fish or another vegetarian dish.
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Ingredients
1/2 cup dried lentils
4 cups water
2 bay leaves
1 1/2 cups diced onions
4 cloves garlic
1 tbl. dried basil
1/4 cup plus 2 tbl. red wine
2 cups red bell peppers, chopped
1 tsp. balsamic vinegar
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
10 oz ounces pasta of your choice
1/4 cup basil, freshly chopped
Directions
- Rinse and sort lentils
- Boil the 4 cups water, add lentils and bay leaves, and simmer until the lentils are just tender.
- Strain and remove the bay leaves.
- Combine onions, garlic, and dried basil and braise them in the red wine.
- Seed and chop the red peppers and add to the onions.
- Let them stew with the onions until they are soft, about 25 to 30 minutes.
- Transfer to a blender or food processor and puree until smooth.
- Stir the lentils into the sauce.
- Add vinegar, add salt and pepper to taste.
- Prepare pasta according to package directions, al dente.
- Serve garnished with chopped basil.
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