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What grew over two centuries as a family heritage of pressing locally sourced olives from the northern hilly Beino landscape took on a full modernistic vocation in 2004, giving rise to Olive Trade and it's coveted Zejd brand.

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INGREDIENTS
  • 1 tablespoon Zejd Extra Virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup Zejd pitted green Souri olives
  • 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 cup dried brown lentils
  • 5 cups vegetable stock
  • 3 cups tomato purée
  • 4 cups fresh baby spinach
  • Salt & fresh black pepper
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat a 4-quart soup pot over medium high heat.
2. Sauté onions in Zejd Extra Virgin olive oil with a pinch of salt until translucent, about 3 minutes.
3. Add garlic and sauté for 15 seconds or so, then mix in the dried thyme.
4. Add the lentils, stock, salt and pepper. Cover and bring to a boil.
5. Once boiling, turn heat to medium and cook for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lentils are almost tender.
6. Add the tomato purée.
7. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to simmer for another 20 minutes or so, or until lentils are very tender.
8. Add spinach and Zejd olives and stir frequently until spinach is wilted and velvety.
9. Add water to thin, if necessary.
10. Taste for salt, and let sit for 10 minutes or so the flavors to marry, then serve!

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INGREDIENTS
  • 1 tablespoon Zejd Extra Virgin olive oil
  • 1 cup Zejd pitted green Souri olives
  • 1 yellow onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • 1 cup dried brown lentils
  • 5 cups vegetable stock
  • 3 cups tomato purée
  • 4 cups fresh baby spinach
  • Salt & fresh black pepper
INSTRUCTIONS
1. Preheat a 4-quart soup pot over medium high heat.
2. Sauté onions in Zejd Extra Virgin olive oil with a pinch of salt until translucent, about 3 minutes.
3. Add garlic and sauté for 15 seconds or so, then mix in the dried thyme.
4. Add the lentils, stock, salt and pepper. Cover and bring to a boil.
5. Once boiling, turn heat to medium and cook for 25 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lentils are almost tender.
6. Add the tomato purée.
7. Bring to a boil, then lower heat to simmer for another 20 minutes or so, or until lentils are very tender.
8. Add spinach and Zejd olives and stir frequently until spinach is wilted and velvety.
9. Add water to thin, if necessary.
10. Taste for salt, and let sit for 10 minutes or so the flavors to marry, then serve!

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