Orecchiette With Minted Lentils And Feta

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 100 g green beans
• 150 g orecchiette
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• 400 g tinned brown lentils
• 2 tablespoons chopped mint
• 1 1/2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 small spanish onion, sliced
• 1/3 cup basil leaves
• 150 g feta cheese

Recipe

• 1 bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil and blance green beans for 3 minutes. remove beans with slotted spoon. place in bowl of cold water to stop cooking process.
• 2 bring water back to boil and add pasta. cook according to packet instructions for al dente pasta. drain and set aside.
• 3 heat oil in frying pan the add the chopped garlic and cook for 30 seconds.
• 4 add drained and rinsed lentils and cook for 3 minutes until they have warmed through and absorbed the flavour of the oil.
• 5 stir through the mint, balsamic vinegar, onion and torn basil leaves.
• 6 toss the lentil mixture and chopped green beans through the pasta.
• 7 season to taste and sprinkle with feta.