Green Lentils

Fast food made from the comfort of your home! This recipe takes about five minutes to prepare and twenty minutes to cook. It’s designed for easy cleanup, and you can easily adjust the portion sizes using standard kitchen utensils—no need for fancy tools or measuring devices.

A variation of 2024-02-25: Beluga Lentils, but this one cooks faster.

Ingredients

• 1 pint lentils, sorted and washed
• 2 pints water
• 3 tablespoons olive oil 
• 1 slice bacon, diced
• ½ onion, diced
• 1 carrot, diced

Spice Mix

• ¼ teaspoon cumin
• ¼ teaspoon ancho chilli
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper 
• 3 teaspoons salt 

Steps

1. Brown bacon in medium heated oil, 1 min
2. Sauté onions and carrot in browned bacon, 2 min
3. Add lentils and spice mix, gently stir, 45 sec
4. Add water, bring to boil 
5. Lower heat to simmer 
6. Set a timer to 20 min, check doneness and adjust with 3 min intervals to obtain desired doneness. (The fewer times you open the lid, the finer the taste)

Serving

3 or 4 tablespoons for breakfast, the pot of lentils should last a week. 

To serve this recipe for dinner, double the amount of spice mix (keep the salt amount the same). In step 1, add 250 grams of ground meat, and in step 3, incorporate half a can of tomato sauce. Serve two ladles of lentils with two tablespoons of wild rice and a side of salad.