Lentils With Ginger And Lemon Flavor Recipes

LENTIL SOUP WITH LEMON AND TURMERIC

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pot (like a Dutch oven) over medium heat. Add the onions, carrot, and 1/4 teaspoon of salt and cook, stirring occasionally until they are softened and starting to smell sweet, about 5 to 7 minutes. Stir in the garlic, cumin, coriander, black pepper, and turmeric and cook for 30 seconds.
• Stir in the lentils and broth. Increase the heat to high and bring just to a boil. Taste then adjust with salt (we add between 1/2 and 1 teaspoon depending on how well seasoned the broth is). Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook, partially covered, until the lentils are tender, 35 to 40 minutes.
• Uncover the pot and stir in the kale (or spinach) and cook, uncovered, another 5 minutes. Take the soup off of the heat, and then stir in the juice of half a lemon and the fresh herbs. Taste the soup, and then season with additional salt and/or lemon juice. (I like quite a bit of lemon.)
• Serve or if you prefer the soup to be blended, use an immersion blender to blend until your desired consistency. Alternatively, you can use a stand blender to blend all or part of the soup. For even more lemon flavor, serve with a few lemon slices.

HOW TO COOK LENTILS

Steps:

• Cook the lentils: In a medium saucepan, combine the lentils and water and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce the heat, and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 17 to 20 minutes or until tender but not mushy. Drain any excess water, let cool. Use in any recipe that calls for cooked lentils.
• Make the Lemon-Herb Dressing: Transfer the cooked lentils to a medium bowl. Stir in the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, mustard, and pepper. Stir in the parsley and red pepper flakes, if using. Serve as a side dish or store in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

GINGER LENTIL SOUP

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large pan over medium heat.
• Add the carrots and onion and cook for 6 minutes or until softened.
• Add the ginger, garlic, cumin, pepper, and allspice, and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
• Add the water, lentils, and rice, and bring to a boil over high heat.
• Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer for 1 hour, or until the lentils and rice are tender.
• Stir in the sweet potatoes and salt.
• Cover, and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the sweet potatoes are tender.
• Stir in the spinach, and cook for 5 minutes.

LENTILS WITH GINGER AND LEMON FLAVOR

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a saucepan and add the onions, garlic and bay leaf. Cook, stirring, until the onions are lightly browned.
• Add the lentils, water, cinnamon, Tabasco, lemon juice, skin and pulp, ginger and salt. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 10 to 15 minutes until tender and most of the moisture is removed. Do not overcook. Remove the bay leaf and sprinkle with coriander. Serve hot.