Walnut and green lentil pâté

Name: Walnut and green lentil pâté
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 150g green lentils, rinsed; 400ml water; 1 onion, finely chopped; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, crushed; 80g walnuts, toasted; 1 tbsp tomato purée; 1 tsp dried thyme; 1 tsp lemon juice

A rich, savoury pâté of green lentils and toasted walnuts, great on crackers.

Time40 min
LevelEasy
Costabout £0.34 a head

8 servings

Ingredients

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150 ggreen lentilsrinsed
400 mlwater
1onionfinely chopped
2 tbspolive oil
2garlic clovescrushed
80 gwalnutstoasted
1 tbsptomato purée
1 tspdried thyme
1 tsplemon juice

Method

1
Simmer the lentils in the water for 25 minutes until very soft. Drain well.
25 min
2
Meanwhile, fry the onion in the oil for 8 minutes until soft. Add the garlic and thyme and cook for 1 minute.
8 min
3
Tip the lentils, onion mixture, walnuts, tomato purée and lemon juice into a food processor.
4
Blend until mostly smooth but still a little rough. Season with black pepper.
5
Pack into a small dish, chill for 1 hour, and serve with oatcakes or vegetable sticks.

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