Meatless Monday is a global movement, a way of life. It’s not a campaign to turn everyone in the world vegetarian or vegan; in fact, many involved are meat-lovers. Eating less meat has been proven to reduce the risk of disease, curb obesity and has important environmental impacts, too. Will you join us in giving up meat, just for one day a week?
Dried beans can take a long time to cook (dried black beans, chick peas, kidney, etc.), but lentils are a surprisingly quick-cooking legume. They’re also a great, healthy addition to a vegetarian’s pantry; lentils provide protein and complex carbohydrates, and they’re full of fiber to keep you satisfied longer. Plus they’re super inexpensive, so you get major bang for your buck (less than a buck in most cases.)
A cheap, healthy, filling, vegetarian protein source? Sounds like a dream come true, right? But how do they taste? Lentils taste bean-like, but are pretty mild and take on the flavor of the sauce or spices they’re cooked in. Their texture is pretty bean-y but they hold their disc-like shape well (unless they’re cooked for a long time, like in lentil soup). They’re a staple in Indian and Mediterranean cooking and work well in stews, soups, curries and salads made with grains, vegetables or just lentils.
Bal Arneson’s Indian-spiced lentil salad is served on a bed of lettuce leaves for you to eat the old-fashioned way: with silverware. But you can use the lettuce leaves as wraps instead. Tuck the lentil salad into individual leaves and eat them with your hands like little burritos.
Bal Arneson’s Red Lentil Salad
1/2 cup whole almonds
1 cup dried red lentils
2 tablespoons grapeseed oil
2 teaspoons minced ginger
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 teaspoons garam masala
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/2 teaspoon black mustard seeds
1/4 teaspoon cardamom seeds
A pinch of coriander seeds
Juice of 1 lime
1 cup grated carrot
1 cup grated radish
1/2 cup finely chopped red pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
A pinch salt and pepper
8 Boston lettuce leaves
Toast the almonds in a heavy skillet over medium heat until they are golden and very aromatic, 5 to 6 minutes. Roughly chop them and set aside.
Put the lentils in a medium saucepan and cover with cold water. Place over medium-high heat, bring to a boil and cook until they are just barely tender and still quite red, about 2 minutes. Drain and rinse with cold water to halt the cooking process. Shake out all excess water, and then put the lentils into a large bowl.
Pour the oil into a skillet and, when it is hot, add the ginger and garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the garam masala, cumin, mustard, cardamom and coriander seeds and cook for 1 minute. Add the lime juice, and then pour over the lentils. Then add the carrots, radishes, red peppers, cilantro and mint. Season with salt and pepper and toss well to combine.
Line a serving platter with overlapping lettuce leaves. Mound the lentil salad over them. Sprinkle with toasted almonds and serve.
More Meatless Lentil Recipes:
Tomato and Lentil Soup
Lentil “Meat” Balls
Herbed Lentils With Spinach and Tomatoes
Slightly Sweet Bengal Gram Lentil Curry
French Lentils With Walnuts and Goat Cheese
Creamy Lentils and Rice
Lentil and Split Pea Dip
Lentil Cookies
Related……
[...]just beneath, are numerous totally not related sites to ours, however, they are surely worth going over[...]……
Websites worth visiting…
[...]here are some links to sites that we link to because we think they are worth visiting[...]……
Related……
[...]just beneath, are numerous totally not related sites to ours, however, they are surely worth going over[...]……
Visitor recommendations…
[...]one of our visitors recently recommended the following website[...]……
Recent Blogroll Additions……
[...]usually posts some very interesting stuff like this. If you’re new to this site[...]……
Title…
[...]just beneath, are a lot of completely not connected sites to ours, nonetheless, they are surely really worth going over[...]…
Title…
[...]Here are a number of the web pages we advise for our visitors[...]…
Title…
[...]we came across a cool web-site that you could possibly appreciate. Take a appear in case you want[...]…
Recent Blogroll Additions……
[...]usually posts some very interesting stuff like this. If you’re new to this site[...]……
Cool sites…
[...]we came across a cool site that you might enjoy. Take a look if you want[...]……
Title…
[...]very couple of websites that come about to be detailed below, from our point of view are undoubtedly effectively really worth checking out[...]…
Title…
[...]here are some hyperlinks to web pages that we link to mainly because we assume they are worth visiting[...]…
Awesome website…
[...]the time to read or visit the content or sites we have linked to below the[...]……
Superb website…
[...]always a big fan of linking to bloggers that I love but don’t get a lot of link love from[...]……
Recommended websites…
Wow, incredible weblog format! How lengthy have you ever been running a blog for?…
Informative and precise…
Its difficult to find informative and precise info but here I noted…
Superb website…
[...]always a big fan of linking to bloggers that I love but don’t get a lot of link love from[...]……
Links…
[...]Sites of interest we have a link to[...]……
Recommeneded websites…
[...]Here are few of the blogs we recommend to our visitors[...]……
Title…
[...]Here are some of the sites we recommend for our visitors[...]…
Its hard to find good help…
I am forever saying that its hard to find quality help, but here is…
Links…
[...]Sites of interest we have a link to[...]……
Yahoo results…
While browsing Yahoo I found this page in the results and I didn’t think it fit…
Recommeneded websites…
[...]Here are some of the sites we recommend for our visitors[...]……
Title…
[...]that will be the finish of this report. Right here you’ll obtain some web-sites that we consider you’ll value, just click the hyperlinks over[...]…
Cool sites…
[...]I came across a cool page that you might enjoy. Take a look if you want[...]……
Title…
[...]Wonderful story, reckoned we could combine a couple of unrelated data, nonetheless actually worth taking a appear, whoa did one particular study about Mid East has got far more problerms as well [...]…
Digg…
While checking out DIGG yesterday I found this…
Title…
[...]just beneath, are many completely not associated web pages to ours, even so, they’re certainly worth going over[...]…
Read was interesting, stay in touch……
[...]please visit the sites we follow, including this one, as it represents our picks from the web[...]……
Links…
[...]Sites of interest we have a link to[...]……
You should check this out…
[...] Wonderful story, reckoned we could combine a few unrelated data, nevertheless really worth taking a look, whoa did one learn about Mid East has got more problerms as well [...]……
Great website…
[...]we like to honor many other internet sites on the web, even if they aren’t linked to us, by linking to them. Under are some webpages worth checking out[...]……
herve leger gown…
Meatless Monday: Red Lentil Salad | Devour The Blog: Cooking Channel’s Recipe and Food Blog…
Websites we think you should visit…
[...]although websites we backlink to below are considerably not related to ours, we feel they are actually worth a go through, so have a look[...]……
Additional Information ca be found here…
I am now not sure where you are getting your info, however good topic….
Title…
[...]Here are a few of the web sites we advise for our visitors[...]…
Tumblr article…
I saw a writer writing about this on Tumblr and it linked to…
Related……
[...]just beneath, are numerous totally not related sites to ours, however, they are surely worth going over[...]……
Blogs ou should be reading…
[...]Here is a interesting website You could Find Interesting that we Encourage You to visit[...]……
Online Article……
[...]The information mentioned in this post are valueable [...]……
Cool sites…
[...]we came across a cool site that you might enjoy. Take a look if you want[...]……
Recommeneded websites…
[...]Here are some of the sites we recommend for our visitors[...]……
Visitor recommendations…
[...]one of our visitors recently recommended the following website[...]……
Superb website…
[...]always a big fan of linking to bloggers that I love but don’t get a lot of link love from[...]……
Title…
[...]Wonderful story, reckoned we could combine several unrelated information, nevertheless definitely really worth taking a search, whoa did one master about Mid East has got extra problerms as well [...]…
Yahoo results…
While searching Yahoo I discovered this page in the results and I didn’t think it fit…
ED…
i totally agree with you, this is such a frustration for both couples. perhaps it could cause more stress for men, losing some self-esteem might happen. thought visiting a psychologist may be a great help…
Title…
[...]the time to read or stop by the content material or internet sites we’ve linked to below the[...]…