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Lentejas Con Chorizo

Serves four.

Ingredients

• Half (Waitrose) packet of green lentils
• Four Chorizo sausages
• 6 medium size waxy potatoes, peeled and cut into quarters
• Clove garlic (finely chopped)
• Red Onion (finely chopped)
• Chopped tomatoes (tinned)
• Red Pepper (finely chopped)
• Bayleaf
• 2 tsps smoked paprika

Method

1. Put lentils in pan and add sufficient cold water on top to cover 1 inch above lentils. Just before the pan comes to the boil, chuck water away. Put in fresh water (same amount). Put on to low heat. Add chorizo chopped into bite size. Add potatoes.
2. In separate pan, make soffrito: fry garlic, onion, chopped tomatoes, bayleaf and red pepper in olive oil. Add two teaspoons of smoked paprika.
3. When lentils/potatoes are nearly cooked, add soffrito. Boil for a couple of minutes.
4. Serve with bread and green salad.