Sausage and lentils

The pork sausage with lentils is a typical dish of the menu of the Christmas holidays, and especially the New Year's Eve because tradition has it that eating a piece of sausage before midnight, is a good omen for the new year and, in Bari, it is said that the lentils "bring money". Is it true? For good luck rather eat a spoon.
1 sausage

300 gr. dried lentils

1 peeled tomatoes

2 ribs of celery

2 cloves of garlic

4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

 

 

 

Instructions

1. Put the sausage to cook in a pot of water, follow the instructions on the package if you use a pre-cooked sausage.
2. Put the lentils in a saucepan with the peeled tomateo, the garlic cloves, the celery ribs and plenty of water and let simmer for about 1 hour checking from time to time because they absorb a lot of water and you'll have to add it from time to occasionally with a glass.
3. Once even the sausage is ready, 
   
   the rind and cut into thick slices about 1.5 cm.
4. Picked up the cooked lentils and arrange on a serving platter, lay the slices of sausage on the lentils and serve your sausage with lentils hot.