Side Dish

French Green Lentils is for Side Dish.

French Green Lentils takes 5 minutes to prepare.

French Green Lentils takes 50 minutes to cook.

French Green Lentils makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for French Green Lentils are:

2 whole cloves
1/2 onion, peeled
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 medium carrot, peeled, halved crosswise
1 celery stalk, halved crosswise
2 garlic cloves, peeled
1 slice bacon
1/2 cup dried French green lentils
1 3/4 c. water
1 bay leaf
2 tablespoons chopped fresh Italian parsley

Here is how you make French Green Lentils:

Insert cloves into onion. Heat oil in large saucepan over medium heat. Add onion, carrot, celery, and garlic; sauté until beginning to brown, about 10 minutes. Add bacon and sauté until crisp, about 5 minutes. Add lentils; stir 1 minute. Add 1 3/4 cups water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and bay leaf; bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until lentils are tender, about 35 minutes. Remove from heat (some liquid may remain in pan). Discard onion, carrot, celery, and bay leaf. Stir in parsley. Season to taste with salt and pepper and serve.a generous 1/2 cup is one serving.Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KEEYAHWE.

The nutritional information for French Green Lentils is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 46.0

• Total Fat: 0.9 g
• Cholesterol: 1.3 mg
• Sodium: 29.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 6.8 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.3 g
• Protein: 3.0 g