Vegetarian BOLOGNESE Recipe
The cuisine of vegetables and legumes is fascinating. Once you enter it you will find authentic jewels like this bolognese sauce for vegetarians. A recipe that I rescued from an old British food magazine that I had my eye on long ago for the authentic look of it.
The bolognese salsa for vegetarians is very easy to prepare and much faster than the traditional bolognese salsa prepared with meat. Lentils replace beef and cooking is much faster, a great advantage to take into account.
Ingredients :
For up to 4 people
Onion …………………………………………………………………… 1
Carrot …………………………………………………………………… 2
Celery branch ……………………………………………………… 1
Clove of garlic ……………………………………………………… 2
Laurel leaf …………………………………………………………… 1
Tomato concentrate ……………………………………………. 15 g
Soy sauce ……………………………………………………………… 15 g
Natural diced tomato in a can ……………………………. 400 g
The stock of vegetables ………………………………………. 300 ml
Canned or homemade cooked lentils ………………… 250 g
Fresh thyme branch ……………………………………………. 1
Fresh oregano branches …………………………………….. 2
Sal
Ground black pepper
Extra-virgin olive oil
How to make bolognese sauce for vegetarians
Difficulty: Easy to use
Overall time ………………………. 40 m
Preparation ……………………….. 15 m
Cooking ……………………………… 25 m
Peel the onion, carrots, celery, and garlic and chop in small dice. Heat a little olive oil in a casserole and poach the vegetables over low heat for 10 minutes. Add the bay leaf and tomato concentrate, stir another five minutes.
Add the soy sauce and the chopped tomato, season to taste and cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. Add the cooked lentils, washed well and drained if they are from the pot, together with the vegetable stock. Raise the heat and let reduce to taste. Finally, remove the leaves from the thyme and oregano branches, chop them and add them to the sauce when serving.
What to Add to the Bolognese Sauce for Vegetarians
The bolognese sauce for vegetarians is very suitable for pasta dishes, such as topping roasted potatoes or even as a dip. It is a very funny alternative to the traditional bolognese meat in which the taste and textures are very similar, soft, tasty, healthy and very nutritious. A recipe for the whole family.