Lentejas con chorizo (lentils with chorizo)

Ingredients

½ kilo green lentils (Spanish of course!)

1 chorizo for cooking

1 blood sausage (optional)

1 onion

1 head of garlic

2 medium-sized potatoes

1 bay leaf

2 dessertspoons of olive oil

salt

Method

Soak the lentils overnight. In a large saucepan put the lentils, chorizo, blood sausage, garlic, bay leaf and coarsely chopped onion. Cover with water and add salt and the olive oil. Bring to the boil and then simmer for around 45 minutes. Add the potatoes which have each been quartered and cook for another 20 minutes. As an option you can add one or two chopped carrots along with the potatoes. This is a great dish for a cold winter’s day.