Caprice

Some days you cook a dish that turns out yummier than expected. Instead of scribbling it down and forgetting where I put it, I'm going to post it, and other weird creations of mine. Tonight's effort: Lentil and veggie tian, based on a Gabriel Gate recipe from last year's Tour de France.

Cook up a pile of red lentils in veggie stock. I used half a 375g bag. They're pretty much cooked when the water's boiled over the top of the pot and the lentils are near to mushy.
Butter a casserole or pie dish (yeah, yeah, should use olive oil but couldn't afford it this month)
When the lentils have cooled somewhat, spoon them into the dish.
In the meantime, chop a big onion (or two smaller ones) and fry in a bit of butter (or oil). Add a few sliced baby carrots and half (or however much you want) a capsicum, sliced or chopped. i used a yellow capsicum, they're nice and sweet.
The lentils looked a bit boring by themselves - tasted yum though - so I chopped up a stick of celery and a big spring onion and mixed them into the lentils, topped with a good shake of ground pepper and some lemon myrtle (an Aussie herb, gorgeous. Lemon thyme would do too.)
So, the onion, carrot and capsicum are nicely cooked up - spoon them over the lentils. Top with slices of zucchini and tomatoes - I used kumatos which are a green and red tomato, very nice.
Top with grated cheese and some dukkha.  Cook in oven for about 40 mins, 180 degrees.

I had mine with a slice of teriyaki tofu - supurb!

So, all the cool kids have left lj and I'm trailing along behind to DW, finding some familiar names and a whole slew of new fic and stuff. I'll mirror my lj posts over here when I work out how.