Lentils with vegetables are a classic of Spanish cuisine. However, cooking them requires time and dedication, which is why we often choose to prepare other recipes and do not enjoy the great contribution of nutrients that this dish offers us. If we do it without any type of meat, this recipe is suitable for people who follow a vegan diet, for those who want to lose weight or simply eat healthier.
If you are one of those people who do not have enough time to make spoon dishes like this, we have the solution! Food processors like the Taurus My cook Touch allow us to cook complete dishes with little effort, so we can carry out other tasks while the machine cooks for us. If you still don’t have yours, you can now get a €500 discount if you are one of the first 15 people to enter this link. So, buy your cook and save on your food processor. And if you already have this fantastic robot, surely a family member or friend can take advantage of the discount! In addition, below we show you how to make lentils with vegetables with my cook Touch. You will love them!
Ingredients to make Lentils with vegetables with my cook Touch:
- 200 grams of pardon lentils (dry or canned)
- 1 medium potato
- 1 medium carrot
- 1 green bell pepper
- ½ red bell pepper
- ½ white onion
- 50 grams of leek
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 1 tomato (preferably ripe)
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 pinch of black pepper
- 1 pinch of ground cumin
- Water or vegetable broth (as needed)
- 20 grams of olive oil
- 1 handful of rice (optional)
How to make Lentils with vegetables with my cook Touch:
1. The first thing you should do is heat the oil. To do this, pour the indicated amount and program you’re my cook at speed 2, 120º, and 1 minute.
Tip: If you use dry lentils, it is not necessary to soak them to make this recipe with my cook.
2. Once hot, add the peeled garlic cloves, the peeled and chopped onion, and the chopped leek. You don’t need to chop these ingredients too much because you can mash them before adding the lentil if you like. Program the machine at speeds 2, 100º, and 3 minutes.
3. Add the chopped peppers, the sliced carrot, and the whole peeled tomato. The program you’re my cook at speed 2, 100º and 1 minute.
Trick: You can peel the tomato with a potato peeler or by making a cross-cut and cook it in boiling water for a few seconds; the skin will come off on its own.
4. If you want your lentils with vegetables with my cook to be without pieces of the previous ingredients, blend everything at speed 5, without temperature, and for 1 minute.
5. Add the peeled and cut potato, drained lentils, salt, pepper, and cumin. Completely cover the lentils with water or vegetable broth and allow the liquid to rise above a finger. If you use canned lentils, you must program the machine at speeds 2, 100,º, and 10 minutes. If you’re using dried lentils, you’ll need to increase the time to 40 minutes. Optionally, you can add a handful of rice.
Tip: For better starch release and thicker lentils with vegetables with my cook, crack the potato instead of cutting it into equal pieces.
6. Salt taste and rectify if necessary. Your lentils with vegetables with my cook are ready
