LENTILS RIGATONI WITH SICILIAN RED LENTILS

INGREDIENTS FOR 4 PEOPLE:

  • 400g red lentils
  • 200g rigatoni pasta
  • 2 carrots
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 stick of celery
  • 300g diced red pumpkin
  • salt, pepper and extra virgin olive oil to taste

METHOD:

Moisturize the lentils for about 1 hour and rinse them, put them in a pan with all the diced vegetables, the tomato pulp, the bay leaf and the water (twice the volume of the lentils). Bring everything to a boil and after 40 minutes add salt. As soon as they are cooked, add a little water, bring back to the boil again, and then add the pasta, stirring often until cooked. Then add raw extra virgin olive oil and pepper to the dish.

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