Lentil Moussaka

TÜRKÇE İÇİN TIKLAYIN

A very delicious meat-free moussaka recipe so vegetarians can also enjoy

Lentils, eggplants, tomatoes and cheesy bechamel form a great combination together with all the rest of the ingredients. It is almost impossible for me not to like something that includes cheese. 


The recipe is for 6 people but if you leave it to me I could have had half of the tray quite easily. Considering the consequences I respected the portions yet I saw that potentital in me! ;)


Here is the recipe...


6 Servings

120g parmesan, roughly chopped
30g extra virgin olive oil
200g onion, quartered
3 cloves of garlic
150g green or red pepper, seeds removed, roughly chopped
400g canned diced tomatoes
400g eggplants
200g red lentils
120g red wine
1 tbsp thyme or oregano
1 tsp ground ginger
2 tsps salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
40g butter
500g milk
40g flour

• Chop parmesan for 15 seconds by speeding up gradually from 2 to 10. Set aside

• Put oil, onions, garlic and red/green pepper. Chop for 5 seconds on Speed 5
• Add diced tomatoes. Cook for 8 minutes at 100ºC on Speed 1

• Cut eggplants lengthwise into 1cm slices and place them in Varoma Bowl
• Add washed-drained lentils into TM Bowl. Add also wine, thyme/oregano, ground ginger, salt and black pepper into Bowl. Place Varoma. Cook for 20 minutes at Varoma Temperature on Reverse/Soft Speed
• Grease a little your baking tray.
• Place eggplant slices one next to another. Spread lentil mixture on the top

• No need to clean TM Bowl. Place butter, milk, flour and a pinch of salt. Cook for 8 minutes at 90ºC on Speed 4.
• Add 60g of grated parmesan into bechamel sauce and mix for 5 seconds on Speed 4
• Pour sauce over lentils. Sprinkle with the remaining parmesan
• Bake in preheated oven at 200ºC for 20-25 minutes
• Take it out of oven. Let it rest for 5-10 minutes. Serve

Afiyet olsun...

Adapted with a few changes from the recipe called Moussaka di Lenticchie in the book named A Tutto Vapore

Nutritional values per serving are estimated as below: