Nutty, Garlicky, Herby Lentils with a Fried Egg
Recipe type: Main Dish
Serves: 2 as main dish, 4 as side
 
Ingredients
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ yellow onion, finely chopped
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 cup green lentils, dry
  • 3 cups water
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • pinch of salt
  • ⅓ cup walnuts, roughly chopped
  • ¾ cup greek yogurt
  • ¼ cup parsley, chopped
  • 2 eggs
  • salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
  1. In a medium sized pot, heat olive oil. Add onion and cook until fragrant. Stir in tomato paste. Add lentils and water, then bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer for 20 minutes while covered.
  2. Meanwhile, prepare the sauce. Using a mortar and pestle or a food processor, grind garlic with a pinch of salt into a paste. Add in walnuts and continue to mash until it's a rough paste.
  3. Transfer to a bowl, and stir in yogurt and parsley.
  4. Once lentils are done cooking, drain remaining liquid. Mix lentils with yogurt sauce.
  5. If using as a side dish, you can stop here.
  6. If you want as more of an entree: In a large pan, heat a little olive oil and fry eggs. Top lentils with eggs, a little salt and pepper.
Recipe by Things I Made Today at https://www.thingsimadetoday.com/2014/01/29/nutty-garlicky-herby-lentils-fried-egg/