Yesterday I was busy doing my new facebook page — https://www.facebook.com/fionabluerecipes , add me if you have an account there 🙂 — and my other half was away, so for dinner I wanted something quick, healthy and not very expensive to make. This was I came up with :
Ingredients :
1 can of organic lentils
1 can of tomatoes
2 organic carrots
Kale
Spinach
Onion
Garlic
Olive oil
Bacon ( always optional)
Spices : Paprika, oregano, salt, black pepper, red chilies, parsley.
Method :
Cook garlic, onion and parsley with olive oil, until soft. Add the tomatoes and let it cook for 10m, add spices and a bit of water/wine if necessary. To this add the lentils and let it cook for a further 5m. The spinach and kale need no more than a couple of minutes, so do it at the very end. If your version has bacon, I would add it with the onion.
Always remember to wash your vegetables well. A bit of vinegar when washing is said to help cleaning them.
Had the stew with a piece of rye bread that I baked in the afternoon, was really nice, filling and not too heavy. It produces an amazing gravy, which I love, so if you are like me, you are in for a treat!
Benefits of kale : Helps with high cholesterol. It has a very high level of sulphur based compounds, which help to increase cells ability to process and break down potentially cancerous chemicals. There is a long accepted link between the consumption of cruciferous vegetables and reduced risk of cancers ( ex : kale, broccoli, cauliflower, cress, cabbage, bok choi, rocket and many more!)
So remember to top up on this every time you can 😉
Enjoy xx
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