{"id":56198,"date":"2016-09-01T21:00:56","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T19:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/vegetarische-linsen-bolognese\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T12:27:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T10:27:06","slug":"vegetarian-lentil-bolognese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ellerepublic.de\/en\/vegetarian-lentil-bolognese\/","title":{"rendered":"Vegetarian Lentil Bolognese"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Have you ever tried a vegetarian lentil Bolognese? No? It\u2019s soooo good. And OMG its way better than any of those ground meat alternative versions. There is really no need for processed soy-laden products in a vegetarian Bolognese. You just don\u2019t need it. Lentils are a perfect alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For some of us, the word \u201cBolognese\u201d conjures up images of a very meaty sauce (and for me, my childhood and comfort food too!) but let\u2019s face it, often enough vegetarian or vegan versions of this dish don\u2019t measure up. Depending on the cook, they can certainly be tasty, but somehow might just lack something\u2026\u201csubstantial\u201d \u2013 exactly what a true Bolognese<\/a> delivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, this vegetarian lentil Bolognese was amazing! It\u2019s beautifully flavoured and textured and might just surprise you if you are used to mom\u2019s homemade meat sauce<\/a> or supermarket miracoli<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Honestly, who needs mince in their Bolognese?<\/p>\n\n\n

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Vegetarian Lentil Bolognese \u2013 it\u2019s the bomb!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This dish is hearty and packed with typical Bolognese ingredients just like the childhood classic I enjoyed. Things like fragrant Italian herbs (oregano, thyme and basil), tomatoes, just enough carrot, red pepper and celery to make it extra flavorful and healthy, garlic and a little red wine taste (for the cook too!) \u2013 all the things that hurl us into singing out \u201cBella Italia\u201d, plus a few more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Green or Brown Lentils can be used interchangeably<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

And now the French puy lentils come into play. I love green lentils, but if you don\u2019t have them on hand, just use brown lentils instead. Brown lentils also hold their form well but generally cook up a little quicker than green lentils, so if you do sub them in then you might want to cook them for about 5 minutes less. The puy lentils I buy take 25-30 minutes in total to cook.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Guess what? This lentil bolognese is VEGAN too!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Just skip the parmesan garnish and it\u2019s automatically vegan! That\u2019s right, finishing it off with a little (or a lot) of freshly grated parmesan is completely optional. Or you can substitute it for a vegan version \u2013 there is such a thing, right? Personally, I like it and the extra umami-effect it gives and already umami-rich tomato sauce. Up to you!<\/p>\n\n\n

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