Photo: Mt Zero Black Lentils in Duck Stock

Serves:

8 as an accompaniment

Chef's Hint:

If using as a salad, dress the lentils with your salad dressing while they are still warm. This will allow the lentils to absorb the flavour of the dressing.

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Mt Zero Black Lentils in Duck Stock

This simple lentil dish goes very well with duck and can also be used as an accompaniment to pasta or left to cool and used as part of a salad.

INGREDIENTS

1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion (chopped)
2 cups Mt Zero black lentils
3 cups Luv-a-Duck duck stock
2 cups water
1 sprig thyme
Salt & pepper

METHOD

Warm the olive oil in a suitable pan, add the onion and cook until translucent.

Add the lentils, duck stock, water and thyme and bring to the boil, season with salt & pepper.

Allow to simmer for 40 to 50 mins until the lentils are tender.