Ive been wanting to make a bean chilli for ages. I don’t think I would ever go back to a meat again! This was absolutely delicious. The best thing is it is all store cupboard ingredients so you can chuck in what you have. I served mine with soft taco’s, cheese and guacamole. It would…
Tag: lentil
Cumin Beetroot and Lentil Salad with a Harissa and Orange Dressing
Lightly spiced beetroot on earthy lentils all topped off with a zingy and spicy fragrant dressing. I love summer but I also love this time of year with comforting food and warming spices. This is a yummy Middle Eastern flavoured salad all the flavours are already married together and are well tested and enjoyed. Ingredients…
Black Pepper Watermelon and Lentil Salad with Grilled Manouri Cheese
This salad screams summer. Watermelon is delicious at the moment and it takes on black pepper perfectly. It’s a kind of sweet and sour salad with the balsamic vinegar, sweet melon and Creamy cheese. I started off safe with Greek cheese by sticking to the popular cheeses such as feta and halloumi. It’s amazing how…
Braised Beetroot Lentils with Pan Fried Pheasant Breasts and Goats Cheese
I love the earthy notes of beetroot and lentils. This recipe gives the lentils a lovely colour and the pheasant works beautifully with those earthy notes and the goats cheese adds a lovely creamy element. I’m coming to the end of my game stash in the freezer so I need to get these recipes on…
Griddled Chorizo on a Pickled Fennel, Lentil and Tomato Salad
When I was out to lunch recently I had a dish which came with quick pickled cucumber and courgette salad, it was so delicious. I did this version using fennel as it holds up well to flavouring and I knew it wouldn’t get too soft. The pickling liquid isn’t too overpowering at all it actually…
Steak Salad with Roasted Radishes, Puy Lentils and a Goat Cheese and Kale Pesto
I’m not the biggest fan of raw radish but oven roasting takes that harsh bitterness away. I took inspiration from the Waitrose mag with this recipe. I would never of thought you could put goats cheese in a pesto but I guess why not. This salad was really delicious. I always add have a vegetable…
Summer Squash and Lentil One Pot Curry
I love dished that you can just throw everything in a pot and it looks after itself. The base recipe I used for this was lightly spiced so I cranked it up to our taste and added in garam masala. Summer squashes are a lot more softer so easy to work with. I bulked it…
Healthy Crown Prince Squash and Red Lentil Curry
I love squash and the crown prince has lovely orange flesh and is deliciously sweet. It really holds its shape and texture in this curry. It is tasty, filling and healthy. Ingredients (serves 2) 1/2 crown prince squash, whole if small. Peeled center removed and cut into 5cm chunks 2 shallots, peeled and finely diced…
Halloumi and Lentil Salad with a Sweet Chilli Dressing
Halloumi takes on flavours really well and the Thai sweet chilli sauce adds such a nice flavour against the salty, creamy halloumi and earthy lentils. I always replace a block as it’s a quick healthy chuck together lunch. The other thing I keep in the cupboard is a box of puy lentils. I have learnt…
Stuffed Chicken Breast Wrapped in Parma Ham on a Lentil Salad with a Mustard Dressing
So hubby bought a load of reduced Parma ham and I had taken a chicken breast out of the freezer for lunch. I looked in the fridge and we had a small chunk of goats cheese. In the summer we have this chicken on top of Courgettes and tomatoes so as the weather has been…
Fragrant Red Lentil, Spinach and Tomato Dal Recipe
I think having vegetarian food a couple times a week is really good for you. I always think vegetarian curries work really well and I do love a Dal for an easy tasty healthy mid week dinner. The garam masala and mustard seeds add a lovely fresh note and you get a tiny bit of…
Fish Friday – Sea Trout Fillets on a Chorizo, Leek and Lentil Ragu Recipe
We were at the fishmongers and spotted the most beautiful sea trout and they kindly gave us some fillets. They were so delicious and worked so well with the chorizo and earthy lentils. I can’t wait to make it again. As you can see from the picture we are very lucky to have such a…
Skinny Veggie Aubergine, Lentil and Mozzarella Bake Recipe (under 300 kcals)
We are still keeping our calories down 2 days a week and I came across this recipe. I didn’t think we would be able to have cheese but light mozzarella isnt too high in calories. You replace the mince with lentils and I know it sounds strange but it still tastes really meaty and it…
Chicken, Lentil and Spinach Curry Recipe (5-2 diet 330 Kcal)
This curry was so delicious I cant believe it is so good for you and counts as one of our evening meals on our 2 fasting days. There is only 2 of us so this provided 2 dinners and it also tasted really nice after the 2nd portion defrosted. This is much nicer than the…
Simple Left Over Roast Beef, Lentil and Watercress Salad with a Mustard and Thyme Dressing Recipe
Got some left over beef or chicken from the weekend? This salad is simple but really tasty. All the flavours work well together, tasty beef, earthy lentils, fiery watercress all brought together from a sharp slightly sweet dressing. This is really easy to put together once you have cooked the lentils. Delicious! Ingredients (serves 2)…
