Lentils

[Elfin]

I would love to include more lentils in our diet.

Does anyone have any good recipes? I would love a lentil burger recipe and one for dahl.

Do you soak your lentils or buy cans?

[MonkeyMum05]

We use mainly red lentils... they don't require soaking. :thumbsup:

I will have a dig through my recipes and post you something tomorrow!

[pookiesossige]

Sorry, I don't have any recipies, but we use red lentils quite often.
We add them to most mince dishes- like bolognaise, hamburger strog, chili con carne, etc. We also had them in a lovely vegetable stew-type thing that DH cooked tonight... tomatoes, onion, garlic, carrot, potato, kidney beans and red lentils.. thicken the sauce up a bit and yummo!

Red lentils cook a bit like rice- they need a bit of extra liquid in the dish for them to soak up and soften in. We like 'em :thumbsup: :D

[Mariposa]

i use the tin of lentils when i make a spag bol dish.

make your spag bol as per normal, add grated carrots, chopped potato's, zucchini, beans and lentils.

I serve this with rice instead of pasta though. Can add more veges too.

[xkwzit]

Yummo:chef:

[Elfin]

Wow thanks for the quick replies and the good ideas with red lentils. Definitely will be trying that.

Monkeymum would appreciate your recipes when you get time:chef:

[Issey]

If you have a slow cooker, try adding them when you do a casserole or something, thickens it up and has the extra vitimins :thumbsup:

[punkbaby]

i love lentils burgers i usually mix about 1/4 of the pack of falaffel mix with a heap of greated vegies then cook them up and its done :) the falaffel mix gives its a hit and and i like mine a little spicey too :D

[fifipirko]

Hmm good old lentil soup .. It is one of my favourites :thumbsup: I use normal brown .. soak them for about an hour, boil, add cut up franks, pressed garlic, marjoram, salt and thicken it with combination of butter and flour. Yummmmo :D

[Elfin]

Good idea debster, I haven't slow cooked for awhile must get it out.

Thanks punkbaby that is a great idea. Told you this thread is a hub of excitement:p

[Thrifty Mama]

My quick and easy fall back dinner recipe

tin of brown lentils(drained rinsed)
small onion or a couple of tablesoons of dehydrated onion
tin of tomatoes
spanish seasoningn bit of curry powder and some taco seasoning(I keep a packet to season random things but it is salty)
carrots a "nugget" of frozen spinach.. any other veg you fancy, broccoli would be goodFry the lentils, onion and seasoning a bit until it smells yummy, add tomatoes and mush it up a bit.. simmer for a while until it has reduced a bit then add veges and cook until they are tender
serve with coucous
freezes well