Brown lentils refer to a type of small, round legumes with a brown color.
Full definition
I chose to
use brown lentils as the base of this recipe, which you can easily find in most grocery stores for a dollar or two per pound.
I've always referred to these lentils as «grey - green» because that's what I've heard them called, but I think technically they are the same
as brown lentils.
It's very tasty, even though I couldn't make it exactly the same — had to settle for powdered cumin instead of seeds, and
brown lentils instead of red.
It was just a couple days ago that I published this red lentil chili recipe and now I'm back with another, this time featuring good
old brown lentils.
Ingredients
list brown lentils, with (green), does this mean use either brown or green french lentils?
I don't recommend using a different type of lentil in this recipe, as green and
brown lentils take longer to cook when compared to red lentils.
I usually use the
large brown lentils found in bags among the dried beans at the grocery store.
Instead, go beyond the
common brown lentil, so easily found in stores and, give, say, a lovely pink or red lentil a chance.
This recipes calls for French green lentils, which are firmer and slightly smaller than
regular brown lentils.
This Greek lentil salad recipe dressing can also include lemon juice, but I always prefer to go with the classic and beloved Greek combination
of brown lentils and red wine vinegar.
I chose to
use brown lentils as the base of this recipe, which you can easily find in most grocery stores for a dollar or two per pound.
I always cook lentils in my rice cooker; one cup
dry brown lentils: 2-1/2 cups water.
(If you don't have access to French green lentils, feel free to use all regular
brown lentils which will work just fine.)
These lentils added a nice peppery flavor to the dish that I found welcoming and unique and worked just lovely with traditional,
earthy brown lentils that are often used in classic lentil soup recipes.
1 1/2
c brown lentils, rinsed and picked through 6 c low sodium vegetable stock 4 garlic cloves, smashed 1 red chili, diced 1/4 red onion, diced 5 sprigs fresh thyme, roughly chopped 2 slices wholegrain bread, roughly diced, or 1 1/2 cups freshly made breadcrumbs Salt and pepper, to taste 2 eggs, lightly whisked 1 - 2 Tbsp whole - grain flour
I chose to use green lentils for this recipe because they are not as firm as
brown lentils -LSB-...]
But feel free to add them to your version of the dish if you'd like — just throw a cup or so of cooked
brown lentils into the mix for some added texture and protein.
Ingredients 250
g brown lentils, soaked for at least six hours then cooked in natural mineral or filtered water with a pinch of whole sea salt (used canned lentils, if you really have to) water and whole sea salt, to cook the lentils 2 cucumbers, ends cut off, washed, peeled and diced 1 red pepper, -LSB-...]
2 cups red or
brown lentils Water, as needed 1/4 cup non-dairy milk or vegetable broth 2 - 3 Tablespoons Tamarind paste Salt, to taste Honey, to taste 2 - 3 cups chopped, diced or sliced veggies and leafy greens
Brown lentils provide a «meaty» consistency and the mushrooms lend an umami flavor making this a savory and satisfying meal for a cold winter's night!
2 1/2 cups
small brown lentils 2 cups coarse bulgar wheat 2 tbsp salt, divided 8 cups water, plus more as needed 2 cups cold water 1/2 cup olive oil 1/2 canola oil 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp freshly ground black pepper 1 tsp Aleppo pepper 1 / 4tsp allspice 1/4 tsp cinnamon