Name: Creamy Lentils and Pasta with Buttermilk and Walnut Oil Recipe
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 3½ cups water; 1 cup lentils; 1 small onion; 1 celery rib; 1 small Carrot; 1 bay leaf; pinch thyme; salt and freshly ground pepper; ½ cup Ditalini pasta; ½ cup buttermilk; 1½ tbsp balsamic vinegar; 4 tbsp walnut oil; 2 clove garlic; ½ cup Walnuts; 1 scallion

Creamy Lentils and Pasta with Buttermilk and Walnut Oil Recipe

Lydia Mitchelle Modified: November 12, 2023

How To Make Creamy Lentils and Pasta with Buttermilk and Walnut Oil

Lentils and pasta make for a filling dinner combo in this delicious recipe. The dish also has veggies, walnuts, scallions, and herbs.

Preparation: 25 minutes

Cooking: 45 minutes

Total: 1 hour 10 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

3½cupswater
1cuplentils
1smallonion
1celery rib
1smallcarrot
1bay leaf
pinchthyme,dried
salt and freshly ground pepper
½cupditalini pasta,cooked according to package directions
½cupbuttermilk
1½tbspbalsamic vinegar
4tbspwalnut oil
2clovegarlic
½cupwalnuts,toasted
½cupscallion,together with parsley leaves, chopped

Instructions

Place water, lentils, diced vegetables, and spices in a medium saucepan and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer on low, covered, for 45 minutes.
When the lentils are tender, drain the mixture into a colander.
Mix together the buttermilk, balsamic vinegar, and walnut oil.
Gently combine the lentils with the pasta, walnuts, parsley and scallions, and buttermilk mixture.
Taste for seasoning, adding more salt and pepper or a dash more vinegar, if desired.
Garnish with remaining parsley, scallions, and toasted walnuts.
Add a drizzle of walnut oil to finish.