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Offline Caroline J

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Red lentils?
« on: November 08, 2009, 02:19:57 pm »
I have about a kilo of red lentils, and no idea what to do with them  ???.  Any recipes or suggestions?

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Re: Red lentils?
« Reply #1 on: November 09, 2009, 02:51:21 am »
I have a nice red lentil soup recipe which I can post if you like - although it isn't really soup weather at the moment. :)
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Re: Red lentils?
« Reply #2 on: November 09, 2009, 03:04:22 am »
Yes please!  I don't mind soup in this weather :)

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Re: Red lentils?
« Reply #3 on: November 09, 2009, 04:28:26 am »
There are lots of Indian recipes - dahl is the main one.  You can grind them up to use as a thickening agent for soups and you can certainly make salads with them.

Check out http://www.mckenziesfoods.com.au/product/73/McKenzies_Red_Lentils for some ideas.
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Re: Red lentils?
« Reply #4 on: November 09, 2009, 04:43:41 am »
I use red lentils to thicken a lot of my soups.
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Re: Red lentils?
« Reply #5 on: November 09, 2009, 06:52:40 am »
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Re: Red lentils?
« Reply #6 on: November 09, 2009, 07:37:55 am »
You can add some red lentils to mashed potatoes. Just add them at the start of cooking and they "disappear" in the final mash. I thought they would turn the mash a slight pink colour but they don't
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Re: Red lentils?
« Reply #7 on: November 09, 2009, 09:03:01 am »
Thanks for the tip VHJ!