A Week’s Worth of Lentils Without Any Boredom

Name: A Week’s Worth of Lentils Without Any Boredom
Ingredients: 1 tsp smoked paprika; 1 small onion (about 4 oz [120 g]), thinly sliced; 3 garlic cloves, minced; Salt; ¼ cup [60 ml] olive oil; ½ tsp cumin seed; 1 cup [200 g] grated root vegetables like carrot, rutabaga, beet, parsnip (optional); 1 cup [200 g] grated root vegetables like carrot, rutabaga, beet, parsnip (optional); 1 cup [200 g] grated root vegetables like carrot, rutabaga, beet, parsnip (optional); 1 cup [200 g] grated root vegetables like carrot, rutabaga, beet, parsnip (optional); ¼ cup [40 g] cornmeal (to thicken if necessary); 1 egg (or more if needed); 1 cup [200 g] cooked lentils or lentil purée; 1 cup [200 g] cooked lentils or lentil purée; Neutral oil; 1 cup [200 g] grated root vegetables like carrot, rutabaga, beet, parsnip (optional)

Preparation info

Difficulty
Complex

Appears in

Grist

By Abra Berens

Published 2021

About

Boil a big pot of lentils and use them several different ways: in salads, soup, puréed, and fried. Combined with a variety of other vegetables and flavorings, and achieving a range of textures by applying different cooking methods, lentils provide health, happiness, and ease for days.

Ingredients

¼ cup [60 ml] olive oil
½ tsp cumin seed

Side dish
Gluten-free

Method

Day One

Boil more lentils than needed. Cut 3 Swiss chard leaves (and stems) per person into thin ribbons. When the lentils are tender, toss ¾ cup [150 g] lentils per p