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Braai recipes

Roast cauliflower with stuffing

45 minutes–1 hour

Aliums

5-ingredient caramelised onion tart

40 minutes

Braai recipes

Baba ganoush with roast red peppers

45 minutes

Atchar recipes

Crème fraiche-and-jalapeño atchar dip

20 minutes

Chickpea recipes

Cheat’s burrata and blood orange salad

Braai recipes

Lentil ragú

30 minutes

Lentil ragú

Serves 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

4 T olive oil
1 onion, chopped
2 sticks celery, chopped
6 cloves whole garlic
2 whole red chillies
1 t dried oregano
1 bouquet garni
300 g lentils
4 cups vegetable stock
2 T red wine or balsamic vinegar
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
3 T Italian parsley, for serving
120 g Gorgonzola, for serving

For the confit baby marrow:

12 baby marrows, cut into thirds
2 bay leaves
1⁄2 cup olive oil

Method

1. Heat 4 T olive oil in a pan. Add the onion and celery and cook over a medium heat until soft. Add the garlic and chillies and cook for 1 minute.

2. Add the oregano, bouquet garni, lentils and stock. Simmer, covered, for 30 minutes or until the lentils are tender. Add some water if too much liquid evaporates. Remove the bouquet garni. Add the vinegar and season to taste.

3. To make the confit baby marrow, place the baby marrows and bay leaves in a pan and stir-fry until golden. Add the oil, cover and simmer for 15 minutes.

4 Serve the lentils with the baby marrow, parsley and Gorgonzola. Drizzle with olive oil.

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Photographs: Jan Ras
Production: Abigail Donnelly
Food assistants: Claire-Ellen Van Rooyen and Tahila Pillay

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