Lentils

[Scarlett]

Is it possible to make anything nice with lentils?! I have a bag of orangne and a bag of brown lentils. Any good recipes??!

[Katy131]

It's a long time since I made it, but I used to make a delicious red lentil soup.

I think it went like this: Chop up an onion and two slices of bacon and fry gently in a tbs butter until soft. Add 8 oz red lentils, a can of chopped tomatoes, a bay leaf and 1 pint chicken stock. Simmer for about half an hour, season with plenty of salt and pepper.

Otherwise, you can check out vegetarian cookery books, like The Bean Book or A Foreign Flavour by Rose Elliot. She uses lots of lentils in her recipes.

Let me know if you try the soup!

[BBWCHATT]

Scarlett - I found this for you on the internet:

http://indianfood.about.com/od/vegetarianrecip es/r/lehsunidaal.htm?iam=momma_100_SKD&terms=% 22orange+lentils%22

Are you Michelle?

[BBWCHATT]

http://www.recipecottage.com/african/lensiesko s.html

LENSIESKOS (LAMB AND LENTIL STEW)
South Africa

[BBWCHATT]

http://www.ivu.org/recipes/main/spicy.html

Spicy Brown Lentils

[veg box girl]

Hi Scarlett,
Here are some of my favourite lentil recipes:

Lentil Spag Bol
This one is made with brown lentils or the green Puy-style lentils.
http://vegbox-recipes.co.uk/recipes/lentil-rec ipe-1.php

Lemon Lentils
The lemons give this one a real kick, making the lentils much more interesting:
http://vegbox-recipes.co.uk/recipes/lentil-rec ipe-3.php

Lentil bake
This one is great for frosty evenings. It's delicious with jacket spuds and green veggies.
http://vegbox-recipes.co.uk/recipes/lentil-rec ipe-2.php

Lentil Dahl
Good if you fancy something a little spicier, Indian Style. The extra vegetables stop the lentils being boring.
http://vegbox-recipes.co.uk/recipes/lentil-rec ipe-4.php

Hope these help inspire you.
Let me know what you think!

Thanks
Clare

[Scarlett]

Thanks everyone! that's gonna keep me busy!!! x