Lentils and cod with braised tomatoes and bacon
Prep:
15 mins
Cook:
20 mins
A super supper with loads of flavours and satisfying ingredients everyone can enjoy.
2 tbsp olive oil
4 thick slices of back bacon, cut into matchsticks
6 cherry tomatoes, halved
410g tinned lentils, drained and washed
2 lemons, 1 juiced, 1 quartered
25g butter
400g (4x) cod fillets, skin on
Large handful parsley, roughly chopped
Heat half the olive oil in a shallow saucepan, then sizzle bacon for 5 minutes until crisp.
Turn the heat down, add the tomatoes to the pan, then cover and cook for 5 minutes until just tender.
Add the lentils and cook until heated, then remove from heat and dress with lemon juice, some salt and pepper and a bit more olive oil, if necessary.
Meanwhile, heat the butter in a frying pan until foaming then add the fish, skin-side down, and cook for 4 minutes until the skin is crisp and the fish almost cooked.
Flip the fillets over and cook for 1 minute.
Divide the lentil and tomato mixture between plates and top with the fish.
Drizzle with olive oil and serve with a wedge of lemon ans scatter with the parsley.
Serves
4
Preparation Time
15 minutes
Cooking Time
20 minutes
Main ingredients
Dairy, Fish, Vegetables, Lentils, Oil
Recipe Type
Dinner, Family Dinners, Healthy
Level of Difficulty
Easy
