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Easy
Published 2000
This frugal dish, once the poor man’s staple, is currently appreciated on the menu of everyday dinners. Leftover bread fried in olive oil was meant to stretch the meal, in the absence of any other food to complement the soup. I like to serve it with home-made croutons flavoured with garlic and olive oil.
Fry the chopped onion in the hot oil until it becomes translucent, lower the heat then add the chopped garlic and continue frying while stirring until the garlic just starts to change colour. Add the washed lentils and stir, then cover with the water and leave to cook until they are tender, for about 45 minutes, stirring occasionally. The water level should not reach higher than halfway as it m
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