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Pasta with cream lentils

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Ingredients for 4 servings:

  • 100 g lentils, red
  • 1 onion(s)
  • 1 cup of cream
  • ½ cup of crème fraîche or sour cream
  • Coriander, ground
  • Cumin, ground
  • Paprika powder
  • Salt
  • possibly Parmesan
  • 300 g tagliatelle, green pasta or spaghetti

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 20 minutes

Cook the pasta in salted water until al dente. Cook the lentils in water with salt and coriander for 5 to 10 minutes. Dice the onion and sauté in oil until translucent. Add the cream and crème fraîche and simmer until creamy. Add the lentils. Season with salt, coriander, cumin, and paprika to taste. The sauce should have a beautiful, pale red color. Stir in the cooked pasta and sprinkle with Parmesan cheese, if desired.

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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