Lentil Purée light and colorful

Name: Lentil Purée
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: easy and inexpensive.; when you can't buy chestnuts (too expensive) or don't feel like going to pick them, you practically won't see any difference*.; 1/2 package of Puy lentils; 4 tablespoons of powdered sugar; 2 sachets of vanilla sugar

By AFTouch-Cuisine 4.3/5 (12 reviews) · 🍳 23 made it

Prep 5 min

Cook 35 min

Total 40 min

Servings 2 serv.

Puy lentils instead of chestnuts: the smart trick for a sweet puree without breaking the bank. Cooked 35 minutes with vanilla sugar, they turn creamy in a way you wouldn't expect.

Ingredients for 2 servings

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easy and inexpensive.

when you can't buy chestnuts (too expensive) or don't feel like going to pick them, you practically won't see any difference*.
1/2 package of Puy lentils
4 tablespoons of powdered sugar
2 sachets of vanilla sugar

Step-by-step recipe

1 Put sugar and lentils in a saucepan, fill with water 3/4 of the way

2 Let cook at a gentle boil for 35 minutes

3 Drain the lentils in a fine sieve, pass them through a potato ricer.

there you go, it's ready!

Chef Patrick's Comment

Funny recipe to try without vanilla sugar, salted and peppered served with a civet of young wild boar for example.

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Côtes de Provence Provence & Corsica Sancerre Loire Valley

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