Crispy Roasted Lentils

Crispy Roasted Lentils

Crispy Roasted Lentils are easy and inexpensive to make. Add them to your snaking menu and celebrate this mazing Canadian crop!

Love Lentils

Looking for something different to snack on I hit the cupboard in search of potential said snack. I had such good success with the crispy maple red lentils I thought I would try my hand at a savory version. But looking for something with a bit more bite I decide to go with green lentils.

Wanting a good hit of flavor, I started thinking I wanted garlic involved. Pure garlic is fantastic, but it doesn’t always agree with me. Not true of roasted garlic.

Roasted Garlic

To roast garlic, turn the oven to 350 degrees. Grab a sheet of foil large enough to wrap 2 – 3 heads of garlic. Trim the bottom end of the bulbs of garlic just exposing the inside of the cloves. Season with salt and pepper and drizzle with oil. Wrap and pop the bundle into the oven.

Now to get some lentils cooking. Just place some in a pot and cover with water. Bring to a boil then turn down and simmer. Start checking for doneness after 20 minutes. You want them to have a bit of bite, not completely soft. Once they are at that point put them into a colander and rinse with cold water to stop the cooking process. Place in a large bowl and set aside.

Check the garlic after 40 minutes, it should have a nice, toasted appearance. Remove from the oven and drizzle the oil from the package over the lentils. Stir well to coat.

The garlic will be hot so use tongs for the next step. Squeeze a head of garlic into the bowl of lentils. Stir gently to combine.

roasted garlic for lentils

Turn up the oven to 400 degrees.

pan for lentils

Take a second head of garlic, careful, it will be hot. I used a double layer of paper towel to hold it. Now give it a bit of a squeeze and rub the entire surface of the cookie sheet coating it with the roasted garlic. Pour the lentils onto the sheet and season well with salt and pepper.

Roast in the oven for up to 40 minutes stirring occasionally.

Crispy Roasted Lentils

Crispy Roasted Lentils
 
Recipe type: Snack
Cuisine: Lentils
Ingredients
  • Roasted Garlic
  • 2 -3 heads of garlic
  • 5 tablespoons of oil
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 2 cups of green lentils
  • water
Instructions
  1. Using a sharp knife trim the pointed end of a bulb of garlic, just to expose the cloves inside.
  2. Repeat with all of the heads.
  3. Place them on a large sheet of foil and generously drizzle with oil.
  4. Season the heads well with salt and pepper.
  5. Wrap the foil tightly and place in on a pan in the oven.
  6. Roast for35 - 40minutes.
  7. While the garlic is roasting cook the lentils in water until tender but with a slight bite.
  8. Strain using a fine mesh colander and rinse with cold water.
  9. Place the lentils into a large bowl.
  10. Once the garlic is done roasting pour the oil from the wrapped package over the lentils.
  11. Squeeze one of the heads of garlic into the blow.
  12. Stir gently to combine.
  13. With the remaining heads squeeze out the roasted cloves onto a foil lined cookie sheeet.
  14. Generously rub down the surface of the sheet with the roasted garlic.
  15. Pour the lentils onto the cookie sheet and season with salt and pepper.
  16. Roast in the oven until crispy.
  17. Cool completely.
  18. Store in a gas jar with a tight-fitting lid.

 

Store in a cover jar. They are ready for snacking, adding to salads or adding to any dish that could use a bit of crunch.

crispy roasted lentils
Crispy Roasted Lentils

 

 

 

Published by Redawna

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