Smoked Sausages & Red Lentils with Candied Tomatoes

serves 4

 

INGREDIENTS :

• 2 smoked sausages (Morteau sausages PGI)

• 15 ml (1 tbsp.) olive oil

• 4 small onions

• 750 g (2 ¾ cups) red lentils

• 5 ml (1 tsp.) curry powder

• 2.2 L (10 cups) vegetable broth

• Salt, freshly ground pepper

• 250 ml (1 cup) candied tomatoes

• 1 small bunch of parsley

INSTRUCTIONS :

• Heat the oil in a saucepan and sauté the onions. Add the red lentils and curry powder, and brown for 1 minute. Drizzle with vegetable both and cook for 15 minutes over medium heat. Season with salt and pepper towards the end of the cooking.

• Keep warm.

• As the lentils are cooking, place the sausages in a large quantity of salted boiling water and simmer for 15 minutes. Drain the sausages, cut them into rings and serve with red lentils. Garnish with a few candied tomatoes and sprinkle with chopped parsley just before serving.