?? Lentils

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So Lentils tast like meat? Or are they just versatile like soybean and tofu?

 

Still haven't tried lentils yet. They kind of look weird... tiny flats round

beans.

Speakign of food, I'm starving!

 

J Lyn

 

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

--- J Lyn,

 

I find lentils fairly versatile--they taste more " earthy " to me

than " meat-like " . I have a few recipes with them in burgers but

can't seem to find them right now : ). being as it is soup weather

where I am, here are 2 of my favorite lentil soup recipes : ). take

care : )................

 

Lentil Soup with Fruit

 

2 c. dry lentils

8 c. water

2 c. minced onions

2 tsp ground cumin

2 tsp dry mustard

2 tbsp minced garlic

1 c. minced dried apricots

1 1/2-2 tsp salt

3-4 tbsp balsamic vinegar

 

1. place lentils in soup pot with water and bring to boil. ceover,

reduce to simmer, and cook 15 minutes. add onions, cumin, and

mustard and continue to simmer, covered, till lentils very soft. add

water if necessary.

2. add garlic, apricots, and salt; cover and let simmer another 15

minutes or so. stir in rest.

3. heat gently; top with few slivers of dried apricots.

 

serves 6-8

 

 

Lentil and Brown Rice Soup

 

2/3 c. dry lentils

1/3 c. raw brown rice

2 tbsp olive oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 tbsp soy sauce

2 bay leaves

1 small onion, finely chopped

2 medium carrots, thinly sliced

handful celery leaves

14 oz can tomatoes, undrained

1/4 c. red wine or sherry

1 tsp each basil and paprika

1/2 tsp each oregano and thyme

salt/pepper

 

place first 6 ingredients in soup pot and cover with 6 c. water.

bring to boil, reduce heat, and simmer, covered, over medium heat 10

minutes. add rest ingredients and simmer over low heat 40-45 minutes

or till done. season with salt/pepper to taste.

 

serves 6

 

 

Anne

[Guest guest]

> Lentil Soup with Fruit

 

Isn't that one of Mollie Katzen's recipes (I've never seen apricots in

any other lentil soup recipe, anyway)? I adore that soup!!!

[Guest guest]

--- I'm not sure : ). I have 2 Mollie Katzen cookbooks and it isn't in

either : ). I think I either got it from allrecipes.com or a veg soup

cookbook from library? I don't really know--I have had the recipe

forever and I love it : ). dried apricots alone don't appeal to me but

for some reason with lentils and vinegar they are superb : )....take

care : )..........

 

Anne

[Guest guest]

lentils rock.

 

 

stay tuned for more intelligent and informative replies such as the one above.

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jandemommy

Saturday, November 05, 2005 6:33 PM

Re: ?? Lentils

 

 

--- J Lyn,

 

I find lentils fairly versatile--they taste more " earthy " to me

than " meat-like " . I have a few recipes with them in burgers but

can't seem to find them right now : ). being as it is soup weather

where I am, here are 2 of my favorite lentil soup recipes : ). take

care : )................

 

Lentil Soup with Fruit

 

2 c. dry lentils

8 c. water

2 c. minced onions

2 tsp ground cumin

2 tsp dry mustard

2 tbsp minced garlic

1 c. minced dried apricots

1 1/2-2 tsp salt

3-4 tbsp balsamic vinegar

 

1. place lentils in soup pot with water and bring to boil. ceover,

reduce to simmer, and cook 15 minutes. add onions, cumin, and

mustard and continue to simmer, covered, till lentils very soft. add

water if necessary.

2. add garlic, apricots, and salt; cover and let simmer another 15

minutes or so. stir in rest.

3. heat gently; top with few slivers of dried apricots.

 

serves 6-8

 

 

Lentil and Brown Rice Soup

 

2/3 c. dry lentils

1/3 c. raw brown rice

2 tbsp olive oil

2 cloves garlic, minced

2 tbsp soy sauce

2 bay leaves

1 small onion, finely chopped

2 medium carrots, thinly sliced

handful celery leaves

14 oz can tomatoes, undrained

1/4 c. red wine or sherry

1 tsp each basil and paprika

1/2 tsp each oregano and thyme

salt/pepper

 

place first 6 ingredients in soup pot and cover with 6 c. water.

bring to boil, reduce heat, and simmer, covered, over medium heat 10

minutes. add rest ingredients and simmer over low heat 40-45 minutes

or till done. season with salt/pepper to taste.

 

serves 6

 

 

Anne

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

> --- I'm not sure : ). I have 2 Mollie Katzen cookbooks and it isn't in

> either : ). I think I either got it from allrecipes.com or a veg soup

> cookbook from library? I don't really know--I have had the recipe

> forever and I love it : ). dried apricots alone don't appeal to me but

> for some reason with lentils and vinegar they are superb : )....take

> care : )..........

 

 

Yup - I looked it up. It's on page 35 of " Vegetable Heaven " .

Definitely a cookbook worth getting, btw! :-)

[Guest guest]

, J Rouge

<spice_e_talula_rouge> wrote:

>

> So Lentils tast like meat? Or are they just versatile like soybean

and tofu?

>

> Still haven't tried lentils yet. They kind of look weird... tiny

flats round beans.

> Speakign of food, I'm starving!

>

> J Lyn

 

I wouldn't say that lentils taste like meat, but they do cook up a

lovely broth by themselves. I never add boullion or salt to the water

when cooking brown lentils. Oh, J Lyn, you must try them; they cook up

so quickly 20-30 minutes and are very versatile. The other night I

didn't know what to make, so I cooked up some lentils, sauteed some

veggies and cooked up some barley, I topped everything with a dash of

Braggs. It was filling, delicious and very simple.

 

Denise

[Guest guest]

I bought some fava beans. They look weird. I want to try them, but I keep seeing

Hannibal saying, " I ate his liver with some fava beans a fine Chianti "

<shudder>

 

anyone know how to make them, without the liver or the wine?

-

organic_homestead

Monday, November 07, 2005 2:58 PM

Re: ?? Lentils

 

 

, J Rouge

<spice_e_talula_rouge> wrote:

>

> So Lentils tast like meat? Or are they just versatile like soybean

and tofu?

>

> Still haven't tried lentils yet. They kind of look weird... tiny

flats round beans.

> Speakign of food, I'm starving!

>

> J Lyn

 

I wouldn't say that lentils taste like meat, but they do cook up a

lovely broth by themselves. I never add boullion or salt to the water

when cooking brown lentils. Oh, J Lyn, you must try them; they cook up

so quickly 20-30 minutes and are very versatile. The other night I

didn't know what to make, so I cooked up some lentils, sauteed some

veggies and cooked up some barley, I topped everything with a dash of

Braggs. It was filling, delicious and very simple.

 

Denise

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

> I bought some fava beans. They look weird. I want to try them, but I

> keep seeing Hannibal saying, " I ate his liver with some fava beans a

> fine Chianti "

> <shudder>

 

eeewwww... I never even saw themovie but when DH teases me by saying

that I smack him. And I am not a violent person.

 

> anyone know how to make them, without the liver or the wine?

 

I've never made them, but I'm pretty sure you have to take them out of

the pod somehow, and then after that peel the skin off the individual

beans... (Or did you not get fresh ones?)

[Guest guest]

got fresh ones )

-

Amy

Monday, November 07, 2005 4:50 PM

Re: ?? Lentils

 

 

> I bought some fava beans. They look weird. I want to try them, but I

> keep seeing Hannibal saying, " I ate his liver with some fava beans a

> fine Chianti "

> <shudder>

 

eeewwww... I never even saw themovie but when DH teases me by saying

that I smack him. And I am not a violent person.

 

> anyone know how to make them, without the liver or the wine?

 

I've never made them, but I'm pretty sure you have to take them out of

the pod somehow, and then after that peel the skin off the individual

beans... (Or did you not get fresh ones?)