[[!meta title="Lemony Lentils"]]

A lentil recipe which goes well with [[Fake Injera]] at a 3:1
lentils:injera ratio.

Adapted from Sunset Magazine (March 2006).

1637 kcal/recipe

## Ingredients

+ 2 tbsp butter
+ 3 cloves garlic, minced
+ 2 c yellow or brown lentils
+ 4 c chicken (or vegetable) broth
+ 1 tbsp minced fresh ginger
+ Grated zest from 1 lemon (yellow part only)
+ 0.25 c lemon juice
+ Salt and pepper to taste
+ Cilantro and lemon wedges (optional)

## Directions

+ Melt butter in sauce pan over medium heat
+ Add garlic and stir until beginning to brown, about 1 minute
+ Add lentils and stir to coat, then add broth. Simmer while covered
  until lentils are tender (but not mushy), 20-30 minutes.
+ Stir in ginger, lemon peel, juice, and salt and pepper to taste.
+ Serve with chopped cilantro and lemon wedges on the side

[[!tag lentils]]