Salmon with Lentils Recipe | Food Network UK

Ingredients

• 1/2 pound French green lentils (lentilles du Puy)
• 1/4 cup good olive oil, plus extra for salmon
• 2 cups chopped yellow onions
• 2 cups chopped leeks, white and light green parts only
• 1 teaspoon fresh thyme leaves
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 3/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh garlic
• 1 1/2 cups chopped celery (4 stalks)
• 1 1/2 cups chopped carrots (3 carrots)
• 1 1/2 cups Homemade Chicken Stock, recipe follows, or good canned broth
• 2 tablespoons tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons good red wine vinegar
• Four 8-ounce center-cut salmon fillets, skin removed
• Three 5-pound 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 half, optional
• 20 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 15 sprigs fresh thyme
• 20 sprigs fresh dill
• 1 head garlic, unpeeled and cut in half crosswise
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns