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Pasta with lentil balls
Nutrition facts per serving:
- Energy in kcal about 539
- Fat about 5g
- Carbohydrates about 84g
- Protein about 22g
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This is needed
for 4 people
Lentil balls
- 1 onions
- 2 carrots (approx. 200 g)
- 1 garlic clove
- 1 bunch flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tins cooked lentils (approx. 260 g)
- 5 tbsp tomato puree
- 5 tbsp white flour
- 0.5 tsp salt
- oil for frying
- a little pepper
- 500 g cherry tomatoes
- 0.25 tsp salt
Pasta
- 350 g pasta (e.g. Rigatoni)
- salted water, boiling
Tools
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- Apron, Bowl, Colander, Cooking spoon, Flat grater, Frying pan, Garlic press, Paring knife, Peeler, Tablespoon, Teaspoon, Timer, Cutting board, Pot, Kitchen scales
And that's how it's done
And that's how it's done
Rinse and then drain the lentils, add to the bowl, press in the garlic clove. Finely chop the parsley, set half aside.
Add the remainder of the parsley, the tomato puree, flour and salt to the lentils, mix, knead well by hand until the ingredients form a compact mass.
Shape the mixture into balls using your hands. Quarter the tomatoes. Heat the oil in a non-stick frying pan. Fry the lentil balls for approx. 6 mins. all over. Add the tomatoes, cook for approx. 6 mins., season.
Lentil balls
Peel and finely chop the onion, place in a bowl. Peel and finely grate the carrots, add to the bowl.
Pasta
Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until al dente, drain. Plate up the pasta with the lentil balls and tomatoes. Garnish with the reserved parsley.