Addictive Black Lentils with Spinach

Name: Addictive Black Lentils with Spinach
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 1/2 cup black lentils (or French green lentils); kosher salt; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 onion, thinly sliced; 1/4 cup white balsamic vinegar; 5 ounces baby spinach; labneh or burrata (one 8-oz ball) or lemony-yogurt sauce (recipe below); flaky sea salt, such as Maldon, for finishing; 1 cup Greek yogurt; 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt

Instructions

Prep:5minCook:30min

Adapted from Stacy Adimando’s Piatti. Scale this recipe up as needed. I find a half cup of lentils feeds two of us and leaves us with a teensy bit of leftovers. One cup of lentils would feed 4 people comfortably. Labneh or burrata or Greek yogurt: The original recipe calls for burrata, which of course is delicious. I am loving using labneh here, but if you can't find it, you could use this lemony Greek yogurt spread: 1 cup Greek yogurt + 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice + 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt — this is how I've been making it most recently as I haven't been able to get my hands on labneh. You could also use homemade ricotta, or even goat cheese whipped with some milk to thin to a spreadable consistency.

Updated at: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:42:14 GMT