Name: Lentil pancakes with smoked salmon and crème fraîche
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: Makes 8 to 16 servings
Ingredients: ½ cup minced parsley; ⅓ cup heavy cream; ½ teaspoon baking powder; 1 cup crème fraîche; About ¼ cup neutral oil, such as canola or grapeseed; 2 shallots, peeled and minced; ½ cup minced chervil; 20 leaves tarragon; 3 sprigs thyme; 2 bay leaves; ¼ cup flour; 8 ounces smoked salmon, thinly sliced; 2 eggs; 1 teaspoon chopped garlic; 1 carrot, peeled and roughly chopped; 1 small leek, trimmed, well washed, and roughly chopped; 1 stalk celery, roughly chopped; 1 onion, peeled and roughly chopped; 8 ounces small green lentils, rinsed and picked through

Preparation info

Makes
8 to 16
servings

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr 30

Appears in

Simple to Spectacular

By Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Mark Bittman

Published 2000

About

These mysteriously flavored pancakes are a great foil for any cool mixture, from sour cream and caviar to chopped tomato salsa. They should be warm when you serve them, but need not be hot.

Ingredients

8 ounces small green lentils, rinsed and picked through
1 stalk celery, roughly chopped
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Method

Combine the lentils, celery, onion, leek, carrot, garlic, thyme, and bay leaves in a saucepan with water to cover. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat, then turn the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the lentils are tender, 30 to 45 minutes. (Add more water if necessary, but no more than you need.)
Remove the thyme and bay leaves; drain t

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