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Warm Pesto Lentils with Feta and Spinach
Prep time:3 mins- Cook time:10 mins
Servings:2
A super easy, microbiome-friendly Mediterranean-style recipe with lots of flavour, fibre and immunity supporting properties. By Dr Clare Bailey Mosley
Nutrition facts(per serving)
Calories575
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, diced
- 100g firm feta, diced
- 4 balls frozen spinach (about 100g), defrosted
- 250g cooked lentils , from pack or drained from a tin
- 2 tbsp pine nuts or cashews (or any seeds or nuts – best toasted)
- ½ small jar of pesto (about 50g)
Instructions
- In a medium pan, sweat the onions in the oil for about 5 min until soft and starting to turn golden.
- Add the lentils, feta, spinach, pine nuts and the pesto. Stir then add 4-5 tbsp water to loosen.
- Season with generous amounts of black pepper, and salt to taste.
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Notes
- Switch ingredients or add more, depending on what you have available, e.g. swap feta for fried halloumi, add some spices.
- If you don’t have pesto, add a tbsp lemon juice.