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What to cook with lentils
Lentils are the fastest legume: no soaking, twenty minutes to cook, and they turn into soups, dals, salads and sauces that taste like they took all day. Cheap, filling and endlessly spiced-able.
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Best lentils recipe ideas
30 min
Red Lentil Soup
With carrot, cumin and a lemon squeeze.
30 min
Simple Dal
Lentils simmered soft with garlic, ginger and spices.
35 min
Lentil Bolognese-Style Sauce
A rich tomato-lentil sauce for pasta night.
30 min
Warm Lentil Salad
With roasted vegetables and a mustard dressing.
Lentil cooking tips
- Red lentils collapse into soup; green and brown hold their shape for salads.
- Rinse lentils and pick over them quickly for the odd tiny stone.
- Salt at the end — early salt can toughen the skins.