This recipe for cow parsley and yarrow lentil balls is Nicola’s take on a Lebanese dish and they are absolutely delicious.
Take a look at this post about telling the difference between cow parsley and hemlock
Ingredients
- 1 handful of wild garlic
- 1 handful of cow parsley or 1 handful of yarrow leaves
- 150g red lentils
- 100g quinoa
- 1 onion finely diced
- 1 tbsp of tomato puree
- 1 tsp cumin
- ½ tsp of chilli powder
- 60mls of olive oil
How to make the cow parsley and yarrow lentil balls
- Rinse the lentils and place them in a pan with 400mls of water
- Bring to a boil and then reduce the heat and simmer for 15mins
- Rince the quinoa and place in a pan with 300mls of water, bring to a boil and simmer for 20mins
- Combine the lentils and quinoa in a mixing bowl
- Put the oil in a frying pan, add the diced onion and gently fry for 5 mins
- Add the tomato puree, salt, cumin, chilli and cook for a further 5 mins
- Add to the lentil and quinoa mixture
- Add the chopped wild herbs and mix well
- Take a dessert spoon of the mixture and form into balls
We often make these cow parsley and yarrow lentil balls on our foraging courses.
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