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Persian herb & walnut kuku with lemony Puy lentils

Persian herb & walnut kuku with lemony Puy lentils

A deep green baked omelette packed with parsley, dill, coriander, spinach, walnuts and feta, cut into wedges over warm lemony Puy lentils.

Total time
40 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Protein / serving
36g

Ingredients

Servings 4

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Method

  1. Step 1

    Heat the oven to 180°C fan. Wilt the spinach in a dry pan for 2 minutes, squeeze out the water and chop.

  2. Step 2

    Whisk the eggs with the turmeric, a good pinch of salt and plenty of pepper. Stir in the spinach, herbs, spring onions, walnuts and feta.

  3. Step 3

    Heat the oil in a 24cm ovenproof frying pan. Pour in the egg mix, cook 3 minutes on the hob, then bake 15-18 minutes until just set and puffed.

  4. Step 4

    Meanwhile warm the lentils in a pan with the garlic, half the lemon juice and 1 tbsp water for 3 minutes; season.

  5. Step 5

    Stir the rest of the lemon juice into the yogurt with a pinch of salt.

  6. Step 6

    Cut the kuku into wedges. Spoon the lentils onto plates, sit the wedges on top and add a spoon of lemon yogurt.

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Nutrition per serving

Approximate values per serving
Calories590 kcal
Protein36g
Carbohydrates27g
– of which sugars4g
Fibre8g
Fat36g
– of which saturates11g
– of which omega-31.5g
Calcium325mg
Iron8.5mg
Salt1.3g
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