Name: Hot mustard lentils with beetroot & spicy sausages
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 500g raw beetroot; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 large red onion cut into wedges; 2 garlic cloves finely sliced; 1 tsp caraway seeds; 400g pack lamb merguez sausages; 2 x 250g pouches ready-cooked puy lentils (we used Merchant Gourmet); 75g watercress stalks removed; 4 tsp Dijon mustard; 1 tsp English mustard; juice 1 lemon; 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Hot mustard lentils with beetroot & spicy sausages

500g raw beetroot
2 tbsp olive oil
1 large red onion
cut into wedges
2 garlic cloves
finely sliced
1 tsp caraway seeds
400g pack lamb merguez sausages
2 x 250g pouches ready-cooked puy lentils
(we used Merchant Gourmet)
75g watercress
stalks removed

For the dressing

4 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp English mustard
juice 1 lemon
4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

Method

step 1
Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Top and tail the beetroot, then peel and cut into wedges. Put the beetroot in a roasting tin, drizzle over the olive oil and toss with the onion, garlic and caraway seeds. Roast for 45 mins until the beetroot is tender and the onion is sticky and charred.
step 2
Heat the grill and cook the sausages until golden. Make the dressing by whisking together all the ingredients. While the beetroot is still warm, toss with the lentils and dressing. Add the watercress and serve with the sausages.