Sausage & Lentil Cassoulet

When the oven is hot, bake the sausages and carrot on the middle shelf until golden brown and cooked through, 20-25 mins.

Turn halfway through. IMPORTANT: Wash your hands and equipment after handling raw meat. The sausages are cooked when no longer pink in the middle.

Meanwhile, drain and rinse the lentils in a sieve.

Halve, peel and thinly slice the onion. Peel and grate the garlic (or use a garlic press).

Heat a drizzle of oil in a large frying pan on medium heat. 

Add the onion to the pan and stir-fry until softened, 6-8 mins. Season with salt and pepper.

Once softened, add the tomato puree, half the garlic and the remaining chermoula spice mix to the onions. Cook until fragrant, 1 min.

Stir in the lentils, red wine stock, sugar and water for the sauce (see pantry for both amonts).

Stir to combine, bring to the boil and simmer until thickened, 4-5 mins.

When the carrots have a few mins remaining, remove from the oven. Drizzle over the honey (see pantry for amount), toss to coat, then return to the oven for the remaining time.

While the lentils simmer, roughly chop the parsley (stalks and all). 

Halve the ciabatta. Drizzle with oil and spread over the remaining garlic. Season with salt, then bake on the top shelf of the oven until golden, 4-5 mins.

When ready, stir the roasted carrots, the hard Italian style cheese, half the parsley and the butter (see pantry for amount) through the lentils.

Once combined and melted, remove from the heat.

Taste and season with salt and pepper. Add a splash of water if it's a little thick.