The  lentil sauce for pasta is very tasty and looks a lot like ragù / bolognese sauce, a vegan alternative to the classic ragù that we all know well. The preparation is more or less like that of meat sauce, replaced however with lentils which are a very important source of protein, iron and fiber. If you have never tried the lentil sauce we recommend you do it accompanied with the pasta, choose a short pasta.Watch the Video on Toscana Mia Cooking School Youtube Channel.

Ingredients:

Pasta 500 gr.=5 US Cups

Medium Size Onion ½

Carrot 1 medium size

Celery 1 stick

Dry Lentils gr. 200=1 cup

Tomato  puree/passata  ca.500 ml=ca. 2 cups

Water 500 ml= 2 cups

Fine  salt 2 pinches

EVOO 2 tbsp.

Dried thyme 1 pinch or 1 peperoncino

In a saucepan pour the oil.

Cook the onion, carrot and celery, all finely chopped.

Then pour into the tomato sauce and cook for about 20 minutes

Add the dried lentils, water and thyme and cook for 1 hour. At the end of cooking season with salt.

Cook the pasta in abundant boiling salted water, drain and add it to the dressing.Serve the pasta with lentil ragout on the plates, adding, if you prefer, a sprinkling of pepper directly on the plates

Watch the Video on Toscana Mia Cooking School Youtube Channel.