red lentils
So I know I said I wasn’t going to blog much this summer…but I just had to post this recipe! Plus, I want to have this recipe on my blog so I can make it at my parents during out visit…Yummy!
Just made this for the first time and it is absolutely delicious! Lars even loved it and he’s practically terrified of lentils! Personally, I think that most lentil recipes are fairly boring…and almost all cold lentil salads call for vinegar, which Lars also isn’t too crazy about…so I’m tickled to finally find one that is just fantastic…hot or cold!
I was looking up recipes for baked lentils and came across this website. As the blogger shares, this is an extremely low cost meal…and its sooooooo insanely easy to make because you just throw everything into 1 baking dish and walk away from it! Its really that easy!
Here’s the breakdown
Honey Baked Lentils
1 cup red lentils (rinse them, but no pre-soaking necessary!)
2 cups water
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp tamari (a type of yeast free soysauce)
2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp fresh grated ginger
1 clove garlic (I used a dash of dry, didn’t have fresh)
1 small onion
salt & pepper to taste
Bake in a covered dish at 350 until tender, for an hour and a half.
Other tips from the blogger "you could also substitute 1/3 cup of rice or barley for some of the lentils…and add whatever "winter" vegetables you have on hand. When I made it, I used squash and potatoes."
