Posts Tagged ‘Lentil’

Feta & Lentil Bake

Saturday, September 11th, 2010

As man cannot live on smoothies alone, we’ve been cooking up some detox friendly solids too. This recipe is a bit of a remix of a Nigel Slater feta and lentil salad recipe, and it’s really delicious. You won’t even notice that it’s actually pretty good for you.

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Our detox is now over, but we eat this  pretty regularly regardless. It’s good served hot, but can be eaten warm or even cold the day after.

Ingredients (serves 2-3)

200g green lentils

200g feta cheese

2 red onions, sliced

1 red pepper, diced

2 cloves garlic, finely chopped

Small handful of fresh oregano

1 heaped teaspoon of maras biberi or dried chilli flakes

Juice of 1/2 lemon

Olive oil

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

Salt a pepper to taste

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Local Hero #9 Bistrot De La Grille

Sunday, January 10th, 2010

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I was in Paris with the missus for a few days over the New Year period. The weather wasn’t great, but it’s still one of the greatest cities in the World (IMHO). As you might expect the food has a great deal to do with this, and I’m a huge fan of the traditional French bistro.

I love the simple, tasty food, the still tobacco stained walls, the atmosphere and the tradition of it all. Maybe it’s because we don’t have many good examples of this type of place in London, but I’d honestly prefer to sit down at a chequered tablecloth in a back street bistro to a plate of oeufs cocotte and an entrecote, than some foam drenched nonsense from an Alain Ducasse restaurant. No offense Al.

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