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🍽️ Wok dish with red lentils, spinach and carrots

364 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 300 g red lentils
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 carrots
• 1 bunch spring onions
• 300 g spinach
• 2 tbsp sesame oil
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 tbsp ginger
• 2 tbsp sesame seeds
• 5 tbsp soy sauce

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the red lentils thoroughly in a sieve under running water.
2. 2. Place the rinsed lentils together with a bay leaf into a pot.
3. 3. Cover the lentils with about one liter of water.
4. 4. Boil the lentils for 10 to 12 minutes until they are soft.
5. 5. Drain the cooked lentils through a sieve.
6. 6. Shock the lentils immediately with cold water to stop the cooking process.
7. 7. Let the lentils drain well in the sieve.
8. 8. Peel the carrots.
9. 9. Clean the spring onions.
10. 10. Cut the carrots into fine strips about three centimeters long.
11. 11. Cut the spring onions into fine strips about three centimeters long as well.
12. 12. Wash the spinach thoroughly.
13. 13. Remove coarse stems or picked-over leaves from the spinach.
14. 14. Let the spinach drain well.
15. 15. Chop the spinach into coarse pieces.
16. 16. Peel the garlic clove.
17. 17. Press the garlic through a garlic press.
18. 18. Heat oil in a large frying pan over medium to high heat.
19. 19. Fry the pressed garlic and the grated ginger briefly in the hot oil.
20. 20. Add the cut carrots and spring onions to the pan.
21. 21. Fry the vegetables while stirring constantly for 2 to 3 minutes.
22. 22. Remove the vegetables from the pan and place them on a plate.
23. 23. Set the vegetables aside.
24. 24. Add the chopped spinach to the same pan.
25. 25. Fry the spinach while stirring until it has wilted.
26. 26. Place the sesame seeds in a separate dry frying pan.
27. 27. Roast the sesame seeds until golden brown.
28. 28. Return the fried vegetables to the pan with the spinach.
29. 29. Add the drained lentils to the pan.
30. 30. Mix everything well together over high heat.
31. 31. Stir the soy sauce into the mixture.
32. 32. Sprinkle the finished dish with the roasted sesame seeds.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 364
• Protein: 24 g · Fett/Fat: 11 g · Carbs: 41 g