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Ingredients

• ✓ cotechino
• onion
• bay leaf
• black peppercorn
• thyme
• water
• green lentil
• onion
• garlic
• bay leaf
• carrot
• salt
• pepper
• water
• olive oil
• parsley

Instructions

1. 1 Pierce cotechino with a fork in several places. Place cotechino, chopped onion, 1 bay leaf, peppercorns and thyme in a large pot. Cover with water and bring all to a boil. Reduce heat to low and let simmer for 45 to 50 minutes if using fresh cotechino (for precooked cotechino, simmer for 20 minutes).
2. 2 Meanwhile, combine lentils, quartered onion, garlic, bay leaf, carrot and salt and pepper in a large pot. Cover with 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil; cover, reduce heat to low and let simmer for 40 to 45 minutes or until lentils are soft. Add additional water if necessary.
3. 3 Remove onion, garlic, bay leaf and carrot; discard. Spoon lentils into a serving dish, drizzle with olive oil and slice rounds of cotechino over the top. Sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley and serve.

By Eileen Mintz