Name: Salmon with Lentils
Prep time: 240 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: French
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; For the chicken stock; 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