Sauces

Red Lentil Pesto

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 35 mins
Course Side Dish
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 3)

Ingredients

  • 150 g lentils, red
  • 200 g date tomato (s)
  • 0.5 ½ bell pepper (s), red
  • 1 shallot (s)
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 ½ tablespoon basil
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Pinch (s) salt and pepper
Red Lentil Pesto
Red Lentil Pesto

Instructions

  1. Bring 500 ml of water to the boil in a saucepan and simmer the lentils for 5 - 7 minutes.
  2. In the meantime, clean the bell pepper and shallot and cut into pieces. The clove of garlic is finely chopped. Wash the tomatoes and puree with a hand blender.
  3. Heat the oil in a pan and lightly fry the shallots. Then add the peppers and fry for about 4 minutes. Add the cooked lentils to the pan.
  4. Strain the tomatoes in a fine sieve and add to the pan. Now heat and add the finely chopped garlic. Simmer on low to medium level for 4 - 5 minutes. Take the pan off the heat and puree everything with a hand blender. Add the chopped basil.
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

The Boss Kitchen editorial staff oversees content review, fact-checking, and recipe verification across the site. Published articles pass through the editorial team before going live, ensuring ingredient lists, techniques, cooking times, and nutritional claims hold up in a home kitchen. The team coordinates contributions across the site writers, handles reader corrections, and maintains consistency in measurement conventions, safety guidance, and dietary labeling. Posts under this byline typically represent team-reviewed reference material, site announcements, or editorial roundups rather than individual-author features, and they are held to the same sourcing standards as bylined recipe and product coverage.

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