Name: Spiced Green Lentils with Sweet Potato and Pistachios
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Serves 2
Ingredients: 2 Tbsp olive oil, plus more for drizzling; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh mint; 2 oz [55 g] goat cheese, crumbled; ¼ cup [30 g] pistachios, coarsely chopped; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; ⅓ cup [60 g] pomegranate seeds; 1 tsp coriander seeds, coarsely ground in a mortar and pestle; 1 tsp cumin seeds, coarsely ground in a mortar and pestle; Pinch of ground clove; Kosher salt and Freshly ground black pepper; ¾ cup [135 g] green lentils, sorted and rinsed; 1¾ cups [420 ml] vegetable broth, plus more as needed; ½ lemon; 1 onion, chopped; 1 garlic clove, minced; 1 sweet potato, peeled and cut into ½-in [12-mm] chunks

Preparation info

Serves
2

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

One Pan, Two Plates Vegetarian Suppers

By Carla Snyder

Published 2016

About

These pretty green lentils are often called lentilles du Puy, or French lentils. They cook pretty much the same way as everyday brown lentils and even the more exotic black beluga lentils, so you can substitute with any variety you like. I love how this dish fills me up and how the sweet potato is like a little dessert in the middle of dinner.