You’re shocked, right? No chocolate, and no sprinkles today!
You might not know it from my recent posts, but I promise I don’t sit around all day eating chocolatey desserts… Today I’ve decided to break the “desserts-only” streak, on which I’ve been for the past month or so, with a savory recipe featuring one of my fave legumes: the lentil!
When I do make a lentil dish, I always say to myself, “I should cook with lentils more often!” Such was the case with last night’s dinner.
Yumlicious Lentil Curry
(Lentils… perfect for Lent!)
- 2-4 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil
- 2 large onions, diced
- 4 carrots, chopped
- Optional: 2 zucchini, sliced
- 3 minced garlic cloves (about 1 tbsp)
- 1 (28 ounce) can plum tomatoes
- 1 cup (7 ounces) lentils (See the note below this recipe, in regards to whether to use 1 cup uncooked or cooked)
- 2 cups vegetable stock
- 2 teaspoons mild curry powder
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, chopped (I use 1/2 tsp dried)
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt
- optional: pepper (I only use a small dash)
- 1 tablespoon good-quality red wine vinegar
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan. Add the onions and carrots and cook over medium low heat for 8-10 minutes, until the onions start to brown. Stir occasionally with a wooden spoon. Add the garlic and cook 1 more minute. Be careful not to burn the garlic.
- Meanwhile, cut the tomatoes with a knife until they are coarsely chopped. Add the tomatoes (and the juice in the can), lentils, broth, curry powder, thyme, salt, and pepper to the pan. Raise the heat to bring to a boil, then lower heat and simmer covered for about 40 minutes, until the lentils are tender. Check occasionally to be sure the liquid is still simmering.
- Remove from the heat and allow to sit covered for another 10 minutes. Add the vinegar. Season to taste and serve hot. Enjoy!
Cooking Mishap!
The original recipe, based off one from The Barefoot Contessa, is supposed to be for lentil curry. So I could not figure out why mine looked more like soup. Finally I realized: when it called for 1 cup lentils, it meant un-cooked. I’d used 1 cup canned! Oops!
All was not lost, however. I simply drained the liquid and poured it into a separate container. This gave me the curry for which I’d hoped… and now I had the most delicious, broth-y soup, besides. Two dishes from one recipe!
And just because it wouldn’t be a CCK post without chocolate…
I always wish I used lentils more often too! They’re so quick and easy to cook, and you can use them in so many recipes.
I don’t photograph everything I eat because the same salad (baby greens and two kinds of beans!) every day twice a day would be pretty boring to most people. I wish I had a full kitchen so I could make it more interesting. I’ll have one in 33 days, though! =)
I love lentils … maybe even more than chocolate (gasp)!! That looks delicious. I do photograph much of what I eat, but only when I know it’s for a planned post. I plan my meals around my blog. 🙂
Hi, Katie! I recently discovered your blog, and I just wanted to say I really love it. Your recipes all look so delicious (whether chocolate-covered OR about lentils–which happen to be one of my favorite foods, too).
I definitely photograph almost everything I eat. My family makes fun of me mercilessly. My biggest problem, though, is making my food photography look GOOD. I recently started my own food blog, but so far I’m too afraid to even post pictures because they all look so bad! haha
Aw I’m so glad you found me, Hannah! Nice to meet another lentil-lover hehe :).
I take pictures of anything that looks really pretty! Or stuff that I’m super proud of making! Now that I’m blogging now, I’ll be taking many many more!!! 🙂
I love when mistakes end up working out. I am a habitual recipe-misreader.. if that makes any sense! 🙂
Me too! I’m always in the middle of a recipe before I realize I’ve forgotten to buy an ingredient or left out the salt or something!
I don’t photograph many of my meals — I don’t feature tons of food/recipes on my blog so I don’t need to. Plus I eat the same meals week after week so it would be super repetitive!
I think all of my cooking mistakes turn out badly 🙁
Oops! Totally forgivable mistake though! I definitely don’t photograph everything..it seems like I eat constantly – nobody needs to see shots of pistachios, strawberries and other little snacks day in and day out!
I stumbled across your blog doing a search for vegan recipes (I’m doing it for Lent and have no idea what to cook), and everything looks amazing! I can’t wait to start making things!
Also I have the same problem with taking pictures of food – I usually remember halfway through eating something that I wanted to take pictures of it first.
Awww thank you so much! I’m so glad you found me 🙂 :). And I’ve been known to turn a chocolate cookie around for a photoshoot… to hide the bite marks ;).
Can we get added to the blogroll later? I am working on creating my blog now, and I am definitely adding you to it, so I was just wondering…
And may I just say…this looks amazing 🙂
Of course! 🙂
I just happen to have been craving curry lately and what do you know I currently have all the ingredients to make this 🙂 Dinner tonight? I think so. Thanks!
lentils are awesome! just had lentil soup last night 🙂 i don’t photograph everything i eat. only some things that are fun interesting or esp. yummy 😀
Looks yummy! I remember a while back that you said you would write a post about non-vegan cravings. I’m interested in what a long-time vegan like you would have to say:) You’re pretty much my favorite blogger:)
Hey Elizabeth!
Thank you so so much for such a sweet comment!
Here was my post about that: https://lett-trim.today/2010/10/04/vegan-greek-yogurt-do-you-ever-crave-non-vegan-foods/%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
This looks like a nourishing, warming, and delicious lentil- soup! I’ll have to try it out one night:)
I’d have to agree with you- chocolate and dessert recipes are SO much more appealing looks and taste wise than regular ole’ food:)
I photograph a lot of what I eat, but not everything. Just the things that look pretty:)
I used to take pictures of all my meals, but they got really boring, and I got tired of it 🙂
I have a sweet tooth, but I love this recipe- lentils are the best 🙂
Hi Katie!
My name is Tessa, and I have been reading your blog for a few weeks now, but this is my first time posting! I wanted to write a quick note just saying how much I enjoy your blog, full of fantastic recipes, fun entries, and good issues as well.
One of my favorite ingredients to cook with/eat is LENTILS so I will surely be trying this recipe 🙂
Aww wow, thank you so so much, Tessa! Your comment put a huge smile on my face :).
Aww I’m glad 🙂
And I just started a blog a few weeks ago, so I don’t photograph everything I eat. I think I will take more pictures as I get used to blogging though!
I love lentils, too, and always find myself asking why I don’t eat them more when they’re so easy to make. Your curry looks yummy, love all the veggies!
I photograph most of what I eat, but not everything. I’ve found that some things just aren’t blog-worthy, LOL.
Have a great weekend, Katie!! 😀