MEDITERRANEAN LENTILS with COTECHINO, an easy New Year’s dish, a simple recipe with typical spices to make in no time, great for celebrating the new year.
The mediterranean lentils with cotechino are my favorite way to serve the New Year’s dish without stress. Fragrant, tasty, and super simple, they are made with ingredients we all have at home and everyone likes them. The cotechino completes everything and makes the dish nicely rich, but without being heavy.
These lentils with cotechino are perfect if you want to respect the tradition, eat something good and not spend hours at the stove. They can be prepared in advance, heated quickly, and always make a great impression on the table. A lucky dish yes, but above all, really good.
Join me in the kitchen today for mediterranean lentils with cotechino.
- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very cheap
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 6People
- Cooking methods: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: New Year, New Year's Eve
Ingredients
- 8.8 oz pre-cooked cotechino
- 8.8 oz red lentils
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp sweet paprika
- carrot
- celery
- 2 cherry tomatoes (or tomato paste)
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- natural plain yogurt
- pomegranate
Steps
Prepare a mince with carrot and celery and if you like, also onion or garlic, I don’t use it.
Brown in a pan, add the spices, the cherry tomatoes or tomato paste, and lentils, add water or broth and cook for about 30-40 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook the cotechino according to the box instructions.
When everything is cooked and warm, arrange the lentils on the serving plate, add yogurt or cooking cream, the slices of cotechino, and decorate with pomegranate seeds.
Bon appétit
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MEDITERRANEAN LENTILS with COTECHINO
Useful tips
• You can prepare them the day before
• They are even better reheated
• Perfect even with already cooked cotechino
• Ideal if you want a simple but “substantial” New Year’s dish
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FAQ MEDITERRANEAN LENTILS with COTECHINO
Why eat lentils and cotechino on New Year’s Eve?
Traditionally they bring good luck and abundance for the new year.
Are mediterranean lentils spicy?
Yes, but in a balanced way: fragrant, not spicy.
Better dry or pre-cooked lentils?
Both are fine, choose based on the time you have.
Can mediterranean lentils be prepared in advance?
Absolutely yes! They are great when prepared in advance.
Can cotechino be served separately?
Sure, it works great served on the side with the lentils as a side dish.
