Lentils? How do you eat them?

DakotaMN

I have never tried them and am looking for the best way to eat them, what do you cook them with or do with them?

KatiesCats

Mostly in soup, like lentil soup or harira.  You could also try lentil loaf.

 

doctoranda

I like to use lentils du puy and cook them with a bouillon cube, a bay leaf and some thyme sprigs. I saute onions and thinly sliced carrot strips and mix with the lentils. Then make a dressing of Dijon, red wine vinegar, pepper, salt and cut fresh parsley and mix that in. I like eating it luke warm or cold. It's basically a recipe from Colleen Patrick-Goudreau. If you want the precise recipe you can visit her website. (she also has a great recipe for a lentil loaf)

They are also nice to make a curry with cocunut milk, red curry paste and canned tomato.

Or you can use red lentils to make masoor dahl 

http://www.indianfoodforever.com/daal/masoor-dal.html

Or cook regular lentils and mix with a sturdy type of lettuce, radishes, carrot, onion and make a salad dressing of choice  (I prefer something slightly sweet and mustard-based)

Have fun cooking! 

ebeth_msn

this is my favorite way to eat lentils:

http://desertculinary.blogspot.com/2009/07/lentils-with-chicken-sausage.html

it's a regular in the dinner rotation.

aeroluv327

Runner's World had a good recipe for black bean and lentil soup, it's a favorite in our house!  I'm on my phone so can't post the link, but the link to my blog is in my sig, you can search in there.  Or search on runnersworld.com.

daves_sweetpea

I think lentils taste like dirt but I do like them in Indian or Ethopian dals or soups.  For the longest time I would not try dals b/c I knew they contained lentils.  Once I did I discovered I really like dal!

mgfit1

I like to put them in chili.  I have used half meat and half lentils or just vegetarian chili with lentils (I also put in black beans, garlic, onion, pepper, celery). 

kimsy

Mmmm, I love lentils.

I like them with brown rice and feta, or with cheddar melted on them (sometimes scooped up with Food Should Taste Good sweet potato tortilla chips--my fave). 

TatiMarie

I made sloppy joes subbing lentils with the beans.  It was surprisingly good..and easy since you throw everything into the crock pot.

http://www.edibleperspective.com/home/2011/12/22/lentil-sloppy-joes.html

 

And I just found a recipe for BBQ lentils.  I haven't tried these yet, but I think the general idea would work really nicely!

http://www.biggirlssmallkitchen.com/2009/04/recipe-flash-bbq-lentils.html

 

 

firsttimersluck

Lentil Soup, I throw them in any dish I make that has curry/masala, Chili, or just plain. 

I'm pretty plain jane honestly..  

littlesir

simple lebanese dish:

brown 1/2 onion in oil (must look almost burnt)

in another pan boil 8 cups water and 1 cup lentils, once it has boiled about 10 min add in onion and 1/3 c rice...cook til creamy.

I top w/ plain greek yogurt.

 

I also made stuffed peppers using the same recipe ( just 1/2'd it, and added some tomato sauce to mixture).