Lentils with rutabaga and fig | The Perennial Plate

Ingredients

• 1 cup lentils (green, or puy)
• 3 cups veg stock or water (add more if neccessary)
• 1 bag smoked tea
• +- 2 sprigs thyme
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1 onion
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 Tablespoons butter
• 1/2 rutabaga
• 2 sprigs sage
• 10 dried figs (make extra, these are great in salad served with a steak or duck)
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup sherry
• 1 cup sherry vinegar
• 2 T water
• pinch of salt
• Salt to taste