Ooh, look – Will Self loves our lentils!* *Actually, he’s never expressed the slightest interest in our lentils (though I bet he’d love them if he got the chance). What really happened was I spilt a bag of them all over – and lentils really do get all over – and he was the nearest thing…
Lentil, Feta and Sun Dried Tomato Burgers
You have to feel bad for the poor old lentil burger, so often mocked and maligned. We can blame pub grub and its half-assed ‘vegetarian options’ – sloppy, bland burgers or greasy, deep fried monstrosities. But, people, it’s time to learn to love your lentil burger! With the right blend of ingredients, your unloved lentils…
Vegan Lentil Soup with Marmite Drizzle
Marmite haters, look away now. This Vegan Lentil Soup with Marmite Drizzle is emphatically not for you. In the olden days it would have been no use to readers outside of the UK either. But – joy of joys, miracle of miracles, all hail the internet – you can now buy Marmite online and have it…
Warm Lentil, Lime and Avocado Salad
I got a gorgeous cookbook recently, Vegetarian Dishes from the Middle East by an absolutely fascinating man called Arto Der Haroutunian. The author wasn’t widely known; he died in 1987, missing the wave of cookery programmes and celebrity chefs that we’re subject to these days. This is a shame, as there are some wonderful recipes in the…
Smoky Lentil and Tomato Soup
After the Amsterdam marathon recently, my running buddies and I treated ourselves to dinner on the town. Well, it wasn’t quite on the town, as we were a) preserving our post-mara muscles by staying close to our hotel and b) skint. We found a great place with the use of my trusty 2008 guide book….