Salmon with Lentils Recipe | Food Network UK

Ingredients

• 225g Puy lentils
• 4 tbsp good quality olive oil, plus extra for salmon
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 2 chopped leeks, white and light green parts only
• 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
• 2 tsp salt
• 3/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tbsp crushed fresh garlic
• 4 stalks celery, chopped
• 3 carrots, chopped
• 375ml homemade chicken stock, recipe follows, or good ready-made stock
• 2 tbsp tomato puree
• 2 tbsp good red wine vinegar
• 6 (225g) salmon fillets, skin removed
• 3 (1.35kg) chickens
• 3 large onions, unpeeled and quartered
• 6 carrots, unpeeled and halved
• 4 celery stalks with leaves, cut in thirds
• 4 parsnips, unpeeled and cut in 1/2, optional
• 20 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 15 sprigs fresh thyme
• 20 sprigs fresh dill
• 1 head garlic, unpeeled and cut in 1/2 crosswise
• 2 tbsp salt
• 2 tsp whole black peppercorns