Dinner · American
Lentil sloppy joes
A plant-based take on the American classic: saucy tangy lentils and peppers piled into wholemeal rolls.
- Serves
- 4
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 20 min
- Total
- 30 min
- Vegan here means no meat, fish, dairy, eggs or honey.
Ingredients
For 4 rolls- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 150 g onion, diced
- 150 g red bell pepper, diced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 480 g canned brown lentils, drained
- 200 g canned tomato sauce
- 30 g tomato paste
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 tbsp yellow mustard
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 240 g whole wheat rolls
Method
Heat the oil in a skillet and cook the onion, pepper and garlic for 6 minutes, until soft.
Stir in the tomato paste, paprika and chili powder for 1 minute.
Add the lentils, tomato sauce, maple syrup, mustard, vinegar and soy sauce and simmer for 10 minutes, until thick.
Toast the rolls and spoon the filling in generously.