# Lentil Ragu

This comforting vegan lentil ragu is a delicious and healthy dish, perfect for adding legumes to your diet and traditionally eaten in Italy on New Year's Eve for good fortune.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 30 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- drizzle good quality extra virgin olive oil
- 1 large carrot
- 2 sticks of celery
- 1 large brown onion
- 3 sun-dried tomatoes
- garlic
- 10 g dry porcini mushroom
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 1 sprig rosemary
- 1 sprig sage
- 2 bay leaves
- 100 ml white wine
- 400 g tin crushed peeled tomatoes or chopped tomatoes
- pinch salt
- black pepper
- 200 g green or brown lentils
- water
- 200 g linguine
- ladle pasta water

## Instructions

1. Drizzle good quality extra virgin olive oil into a pot on high temperature.
2. Add the carrots, celery, onion, sundried tomatoes, garlic, and porcini mushroom.
3. Make space in the middle for about a tablespoon of tomato paste and mix it all in.
4. Add a good glug of wine and a bouquet of herbs (rosemary, sage, and bay leaves), and cook off all of the alcohol.
5. Add the chopped tomatoes, a good pinch of salt, and black pepper.
6. Bring the sauce back to a boiling point.
7. Add the lentils and fill it up completely with water so everything is covered.
8. Leave it to boil and reduce, adding more water if needed.
9. After 30 minutes, the ragu is ready.
10. Add pasta, a last drizzle of olive oil, and a small ladle of pasta water.

## Equipment

- pot
- bouquet of herbs

## Tips

- Soak lentils the night before or for at least 3-4 hours prior to cooking to make them easier to digest.
- Use brown or green lentils for this dish, as they cook in about 40 minutes.
- Serve with pasta or on its own as a lentil soup with toasted garlic bread.

## Source

- Original video: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdHfedBd/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/003a5535-0a68-49fa-948e-fde798a7ebfb
- Extracted: 2026-05-06

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