- 2 onions
- 2 garlic cloves
- A handful of rosemary, leaves only
- 250g cherry vine tomatoes
- 400g tin of green lentils
- ½ chicken stock cube
- 2 top rump minute steaks
- 50g baby leaf spinach
- 100ml boiling water
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 2 tsp olive oil
- Measuring jug
- Medium pan with lid
- 1.
Fill and boil your kettle. Peel and thinly slice the onions. Peel and finely slice the garlic. Pick the rosemary leaves and finely chop them. Halve the cherry tomatoes.
- 2.
Drain the lentils and rinse them with cold water. Pour 100ml boiling water into a heatproof jug. Crumble in half the stock cube and stir to dissolve.
- 3.
Pour 1 tsp olive oil into a medium-sized pan and warm it on a medium heat. Add the onions, garlic and rosemary, and season with salt and pepper. Fry for 5-6 mins, stirring occasionally, till soft.
- 4.
Stir the lentils and stock into the pan. Add the cherry tomatoes. Bring to a simmer, then pop on a lid and cook for 8-10 mins, stirring occasionally, till the tomatoes have softened a little.
- 5.
Meanwhile, rub the minute steaks with a pinch of salt and pepper and 1 tsp olive oil. Warm a frying pan on a high heat, and when the pan is smoking hot, add the steaks. Cook for 1-2 mins on each side, depending on how well done you'd like them, then pop the steaks on a plate to rest for 2-3 mins.
- 6.
Stir the baby leaf spinach through the lentils to wilt it. Tip in any resting juices from the steak plate. Taste the lentils and add a little salt or pepper if needed.
- 7.
Slice the steaks. Divide the lentils between 2 warm plates and top with the steaks to serve.