How to Cook Appetizing Spanish (vegan) lentils

Spanish (vegan) lentils. This Spanish-style vegan lentil stew is easy to make with very simple ingredients and perfect for vegans on a serious budget. It is a staple dish in most homes in Gibraltar too. This is a vegetarian version (vegan actually!) of the dish which is healthier and keeps all the great taste Spanish lentils.

We used Spanish Pardina lentils, but feel free to use any other type of lentils, although the cooking time and the water you're going to need may vary. You can use vegetable broth instead of the water or other liquids like soy sauce, tamari, wine, vinegar, etc. to cook the veggies. Begin by washing the lentils and then putting into a pan with the stock, tomatoes, green pepper and bay leaf. You can have Spanish (vegan) lentils using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Spanish (vegan) lentils

1. It's 1 tin of lentils.
2. Prepare 2 of sweet potatoes.
3. It's 1 of medium onion.
4. It's 3 of garlic cloves.
5. You need 2 of carrots.
6. It's 2 of vegetable stocks.
7. You need 1 of couple of bay leaves.
8. You need 1 of red bell pepper.
9. You need to taste of Salt.
10. You need to taste of Pepper.
11. It's 1 tbsp of turmeric powder.
12. You need 1 tbsp of paprika.
13. You need to taste of Crushed chillies/cayenne pepper.
14. You need 1 of drizzle of olive oil.
15. You need of Tbc ml water.

The only way I eat lentils these days is in this Spanish vegan lentil stew called Lentejas, which literally means lentils but is an actual recipe! It's easy to make, cheap, and pretty darn tasty. It's easy to make, cheap, and pretty darn tasty. I'm a huge fan of lentils.

Spanish (vegan) lentils step by step

1. Prepare all the ingredients together..
2. Place drizzle of olive oil into a pot, pre heat then add onions after a minute add garlic. Cook both for 2 minutes. Add a little bit of water so the onions don’t burn..
3. Add tomato and let if cook for 2 minutes. My tomatoes are blended hence why looks watery..
4. Add carrots, sweet potato, all the spices, water to cover, vegetable stocks, bay leaves and let it cook for 30 minutes. Stir every 5 minutes..
5. Add lentils and more water until it covers the lentils and exceeds 2 fingers. It’s important that you keep and eye and stir every couple of minutes as the lentils tend to stick to the bottom. Cook for another 15 minutes..

Red lentils, green lentils, and brown lentils - I love them all! I've some delicious vegan lentil recipes on the blog like my lentil loaf or red lentil fritters. Since I wanted to provide you with even more easy lentil recipes, I teamed up with some fellow food bloggers. Here it is now in Instant Pot Spanish Lentil Soup (Lentejas) recipe format! Instant Pot Spanish Lentil Soup (Lentejas) by Feisty Tapas If you want to keep it vegetarian or vegan, skip the chorizo of course, and increase the paprika a bit; also, make sure you use a good stock base like my Homemade Vegetable Stock Paste.

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