Lentil Dishes

When preparing dishes from lentils, it is worth remembering several nuances of cooking lentils. There are several varieties of lentils, visually theydiffer in color. The fastest is red and brown lentils, and green is the most resistant to digestion. Salt lentils usually at the end of cooking, because in salt water it is cooked longer.

Braised lentils

One of the easiest ways to cook a garnish of lentils is to knock it with onion and carrots. To prepare this simple but delicious dish of lentils, we will take such products:

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  400 g of lentils
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  2-3 carrots
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  2-3 onions
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  cooking oil for frying
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  Salt and pepper - to taste

Lentils are sorted, poured cold water andleave for 5-6 hours to make it swell. Onions and carrots are cleaned and finely chopped (carrots can be grated on a grater). Fry carrots and onions in vegetable oil in a sauté pan until golden brown. Then we put the lentils in a saucepan and fill it with water so that it completely covers the lentils. Stir, salt to taste and stew for 1.5 hours on low heat. Before serving, pepper to taste.

Stewed lentils with smoked bacon

There is also an interesting version of stewed lentils. It can be served not as a garnish, but as an independent second course. To make stewed lentils according to this recipe, we will need:

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  1 tbsp. lentils
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  1 tbsp. water or broth
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  150 g smoked bacon
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  2 onions
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  1 tbsp. l. tomato puree
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  greens, bay leaves, salt, pepper - to taste

Lentils are sorted, washed, poured coldwater and soak for several hours, then drain the water. The brisket is scalded with boiling water and cut into thin slices. Onions are cleaned, shredded and fried together with the brisket. Then we shift the brisket with onions and lentils into a pan, pour water or broth. Add the tomato puree and bay leaf, salt and pepper to taste. Stew the lentils for half an hour under the lid. Before serving, sprinkle with chopped herbs.

Hot salad of lentils and broccoli

This salad can be served as both a snack and a second course. To prepare this dish from lentil we take the following ingredients:

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  220 grams of broccoli
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  150 g of lentils
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  75 grams of feta cheese
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  50 ml of olive oil
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  7.5 ml of vinegar
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  5 ml of liquid honey
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  1 small hot chili pepper
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  green onion, cardamom, bay leaf, salt, pepper - to taste

Lentils are washed and sorted. Transfer it into a pan, pour a large amount of water, add cardamom and bay leaf. Bring to a boil and cook for 20-30 minutes without a lid (until the lentils become soft).

In the meantime, we are preparing a gas station. Chop the chilli pepper in half and take out the seeds. Finely chop the pepper, mix it with olive oil, vinegar and honey. Solim and pepper to taste. Green onions finely chopped, add to the dressing and stir.

Broccoli is divided into small inflorescences andadd to the pan to the lentil three minutes before readiness. Cover and cook until cabbage is soft. A ready mixture of cabbage and lentils is thrown in a colander, let the water drain and take out the bay leaf.

We fill the salad with the prepared dressing, we crush the feta cheese from the top and serve it to the table, until the salad has not cooled down.

Lentil seedlings salad

A very useful vegetarian dish is a salad of three-day lentil seedlings with sea kale. This salad is good for lean menus. To prepare this dish from lentils, we will need:

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  0.5 tbsp. Lentil seedlings
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  0.5 tbsp. corn seedlings
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  1 tbsp. l. soaked sea kale
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  1 onion
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  1 red sweet pepper
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  1 large lemon or a small grapefruit
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  greens of dill and parsley

Onions and peppers are cleaned and finely chopped. Greenery finely chopped. From lemon or grapefruit squeeze juice. We mix seedlings of lentils and corn, sea cabbage, onions, peppers and greens. We fill with citrus juice.

Bon Appetit!