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.