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Red Lentils for 1
Red lentils for 1 is a great pantry meal that can be ready in only about 30 minutes including prep time. When the fridge is looking a little empty at the end of the week, you can rely on this dish to get you through to your next market trip. Red lentils are different than the ones I have been cooking with all week because they melt right into whatever dish you are cooking, adding beautiful color and a smooth creamy texture. Next time you need a quick meal from pantry staples, make this dish!
Red Lentils for 1
Ingredients:
¼ onion, diced
1 tbs olive oil
cumin, paprika, cinnamon, hot red pepper
¼ cup red lentils, rinsed
1.5-2 cups water
2 tablespoons hot sauce
Directions:
In a medium saucepan heat the oil over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until translucent, about 10 minutes. Add a dash each of cumin, paprika, cinnamon and hot red pepper. Stir. Then add the lentils and water and cook covered for 20 minutes on medium heat, stirring now and again. Add the hot sauce and a bit more water if needed (I like it a bit soupy). After about 20 minutes the lentils should have all but melted away. Serve with a few slices of avocado and naan bread. Enjoy!
After 5 lentil recipes in a week I think I am over lentils… but I have just one more recipe to share with you. Please be sure to check in tomorrow for my last lentil recipe and an incredible giveaway!!!!!!
*I am sharing both new and old favorite dry lentil and pea recipes over the next two weeks as part of my participation in the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Recipe Rivalry. Visit the recipe rivalry website to see the other bloggers involved!
Recipe #1: Rustic Lentil Salad
Recipe #2: Mushroom Lentil Burgers
Recipe #3: Lentils with Zucchini & Mint
Recipe #4: Lentils & Eggplant
That looks/sounds fabulous! Love the avocado on top. Yummm!
Jenn
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Recipes for 1 are so useful!! Thanks! I hate making too much and having leftovers because I end up snacking too much =)
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Looks totally creamy in delicious. Love the pita throw in there too. So many awesome recipes. Hope your week is treating you well.
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ciao
sembra molto buona… it’s very similar to a recipe of a middle eastern soup “shouraba adas” ( my MIL does it all the time for me when I am visiting!!), maybe you know it… i like it very much ! 
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i dont think i have ever cooked with red lentils, so i really want to give this one a try!! thanks for the great recipes
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You are an avocado FREAK! Everything thing you eat you have a bit of avacado in it, on it, around it. I love avocado and buy 2 of them when I am the store each week. How many do you eat in a week?
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rhodeygirl Reply:
June 9th, 2010 at 9:49 am
@Melissa @ Droplbs4life, We eat about 1 avocado a week? I only use 1/4 or 1/5 at a time
And you’re right… I am an avocado freak!!!! I LOVE them!
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I’m not over reading about the lentils! I’m impressed you’ve been able to create such fabulous dishes with them!
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rhodeygirl Reply:
June 9th, 2010 at 10:22 am
@Lindsay @ The Ketchup Diaries, THANK YOU!
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I totally am in love with the mushroom lentil burgers and made some earlier… I can’t get enough! I ate one for breakfast with a scrambled egg white on top! Sounds wierd but so tasty!
I am dying to make lentil meatballs now and see how that goes! Ever tried to do them?! Any suggestions?! I’m worried about them being too crumbly.
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I am LOVING all of your lentil recipes. I eat a ridiculous amount of lentils and never get bored with them. So tasty, so filling, so packed full of iron!
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thanks for the recipe for 1 plus it looks delicious so it makes it even better! The cinnamon additional sounds weird but obviously must be what the recipe needed
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Looks yummy! We basically lived on red lentils this winter. They are so versatile.
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Looks great, Sabrina! The avocado adds such nice color. I bet it tastes even better than it looks!
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