This is easy and delicious. The quantities produce perfectly cooked, tender brown rice and Lentils in the oven. A feat not always easily achieved on the hob. Gentle spicing and full of veg.
Although I would say there’s a rare misstep in the recipe for these books… Peas and spinach should not go in the oven, or at least not for the whole 40 minutes. I went along with it for the peas and they became an brown element indistinguishable from the lentils. Out of instinct I didn’t put the spinach in at the start, instead leaving it until the end when the main pot was removed from the oven, adding the spinach and leaving it covered for a few minutes. That’s the way it should be and that’s when I’d add the peas next time as well. I also doubled the sardines as it seemed a bit stingy… But not essential.
From 1 2 3, pg. 116