Cod wrapped in ham with sage and onion lentils

Name: Cod wrapped in ham with sage and onion lentils
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves: 4
Ingredients: 8 sage leaves or 2 teaspoons dried sage; 50 g butter, melted; 4 slices of smoked ham or 8 slices of thinly cut, smoked bacon; ½ onion, finely chopped; 2 garlic cloves, crushed to a paste; 4 sage leaves or 1 teaspoon dried sage; 6 tablespoons olive oil; 1 stick celery, finely chopped; 400 g tin ready cooked lentils, drained well; 1 teaspoon mustard; 1 vegetables stock cube (see tips); 75 ml white wine; 4 cod fillets, about 130–150 g each

Preparation info

Serves:
4

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
25 min

Appears in

Lucy's Food

By Lucy Cufflin

Published 2013

About

Excellent for fast entertaining – you can prepare the fish and lentils ahead and be out enjoying yourself with your friends then simply pop it into the oven and be eating in 15 minutes. Unusual enough to be special; simple enough to be foolproof!

Ingredients

4 cod fillets, about 130–150 g each
50 g butter, melted

Stew
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Make the sage and onion lentils. Place the chopped onion, crushed garlic, sage leaves, celery, olive oil and mustard in a saucepan and cook on a medium heat, covered with a tight-fitting lid, for 5–10 minutes or until the onions and celery are well-cooked and soft.
Remove the lid and turn the heat up to brown off the vegetables so they are sticky. Add the lenti