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  • 100g green lentils
  • 6-8 small beetroot
    (450g unprepped), peeled and halved if small, or quartered if larger
  • 1 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 onion
    cut into wedges
  • 3 carrots
    peeled and cut into large chunks on an angle
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 2 tbsp tomato purée
  • 1 tbsp balsamic or red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp yeast extract
    (optional)
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 300ml vegan red wine
  • 300ml vegetable stock
  • 250g chestnut mushrooms
    quartered
  • 2 bay leaves
  • crusty bread
    to serve (optional)

Nutrition: Per serving

  • kcal182
    low
  • fat3g
    low
  • saturates0.2g
  • carbs20g
  • sugars11g
  • fibre6g
    high
  • protein7g
  • salt0.6g
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Method

  • step 1

    Soak the lentils in a bowl of cold water for 40 mins. Meanwhile, heat the oven to 230C/210C fan/gas 8. Put the beetroot in a large, deep flameproof casserole dish with the oil, onion, carrots and thyme. Mix together and season.

  • step 2

    Roast for 35 mins, mixing all the vegetables halfway through until starting to go crisp (they don’t need to be cooked all the way through at this point). Remove the dish from the oven and put on the hob over a medium heat. Turn the oven down to 200C/180C fan/gas 6.

  • step 3

    Drain the lentils and add to the dish. Mix in the rest of the ingredients, and a good crack of black pepper. Bring to the boil, then take off the heat and cover with a lid.

  • step 4

    Transfer to the oven and cook for 55 mins-1 hr until the lentils are cooked, the veg is soft with a little bite and the liquid has thickened and reduced. Serve in bowls with bread for dunking, if you like.

Recipe tip

Use up leftover veg
Instead of the carrots you can add any leftover vegetables to this recipe, especially root veg.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2022

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A star rating of 4.7 out of 5.11 ratings

nicola.deards68

tip

I did step 4 of this recipe in a slow cooker for 4 hours - the flavours are lovely

Rubot108

I’ve made this recipe a few times now. It’s delicious and really easy to make.

jswrhino1000

question

So if I have some fresh beetroot that I have already cooked how would you suggest I adapt the recipe...to the oven for the last 15 minutes of oven roasting perhaps or?? Thanks!

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goodfoodteam

Hi, thanks for your question. Yes we'd add them for the last 10-15 minutes of roasting time. We hope this helps. Best wishes, BBC Good Food Team.

Esselyn

Didn’t enjoy this, wouldn’t make again

widyana

Surprisingly tasty, just cooked it for dinner for two. We both like it, a recipe to keep. I think for main as dinner it's good for three people on it's own without bread.

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