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Warm spicy lentil with beetroot and goats cheese

Warm Spicy Lentil with Beetroot and Goats Cheese

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 40 minutes
Serves 4

Ingredients

4 medium beetroot, peeled and cut into wedges
3 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp thyme leaves, chopped
4 spring onions, sliced
2 sticks celery, sliced
½ tsp smoked paprika
1 x 400 g can puy lentils, drained
50g sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
200g goats cheese, sliced into 4 pieces
100g baby spinach leaves
2 tbsp parsley, roughly chopped

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Method
1 Preheat the oven to 200C/Gas 6.
2 Place the beetroot wedges in a roasting tin and toss in 2 tbsp olive oil, the cumin seeds and thyme leaves. Roast for 30-35 minutes, until tender.
3 Heat the remaining olive oil in a large frying pan and sauté the spring onion and celery for 3-4 minutes.
4 Stir in the smoked paprika, followed by the drained lentil and sun-dried tomatoes. Cook, stirring occasionally for 5-6 minutes, to heat the lentils through.
5 Grill the goats cheese until golden and bubbling.
6 When the beetroot is cooked, add to the lentils with the spinach and chopped parsley, stirring just enough to mix.
7 Divide the lentil and beetroot mixture between 4 plates or shallow bowls and top each one with a slice of grilled goats cheese.