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Sausages & green lentils with tomato salsa (Salsicce con lenticchie verdi e salsa di pomodoro)
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Sausages & green lentils with tomato salsa (Salsicce con lenticchie verdi e salsa di pomodoro)

20 ingredients 4 openrecipes
Sausages & green lentils with tomato salsa (Salsicce con lenticchie verdi e salsa di pomodoro)

The equivalent of sausage and mash in Italy is definitely a good roasted sausage with a pile of lenticchie di Castelluccio and a spicy salsa rossa tomato sauce – a genius combo.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

749
Calories
29g
Protein
42g
Fat
66g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 17 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Sausage 100g cooked 301
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Lentil 1/2 cup cooked (99g) 115
Broccoli 1 cup chopped (156g) 55
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Plum 1 medium (66g) 30
Wine 2 tbsp cooking wine (30ml) 25
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Vinegar 1 tbsp (15ml) distilled 3
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Parsley 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) 1
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 8 medium-sized quality Italian sausages, or good fat Cumberlands
  • olive oil
  • 500 g purple-sprouting broccoli or cima di rapa
  • juice of ½ lemon
  • extra virgin olive oil
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • olive oil
  • 1 small red onion, peeled and finely chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, peeled and finely chopped
  • 1 small cinnamon stalk
  • 1-2 small dried red chillies, crumbled
  • 2-3 tablespoons red wine vinegar, plus extra for dressing
  • 2 x 400 g good-quality tinned plum tomatoes
  • 400 g lenticchie di Castelluccio or Puy lentils
  • 2 cloves garlic, peeled
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, leaves chopped, stalks reserved
  • red wine vinegar or sherry vinegar
  • 1 small handful fresh thyme tips

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By jamieoliver · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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