A food writer's trick for turning lentils into a satisfyingly crisp topping for salads, grain bowls, and more.

Lentils often get the undeserved rap that they are boring. But people all over the world know the truth — that they're versatile, satisfying and the perfect low-maintenance alternative to beans.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Greg DuPree / Food Styling by Chelsea Zimmer / Prop Styling by Claire Spollen If you have a bag of lentils in your pantry, a ...

Whether you are looking for a light meal or a hearty starter, Coconut Lentil Soup is a wholesome recipe that satisfies both the body and the palate. It’s naturally vegetarian, filling, and well-suited ...

Lentils are a colorful, earthy addition to your pantry. From a distance, containers of black, green, brown, red and yellow lentils could be mistaken for candies or sprinkles, but these little disks ...

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Don’t underestimate the lentil. These tiny pebblelike legumes may be a tad frumpy in appearance, but any perceived drabness or lumpiness shouldn’t deter you from eating them. Lentils are rich in plant ...

Lentils and your microwave oven are ready when you want to cook. Because lentils don't need soaking like dry beans, they need only to be rinsed before nuking. Use twice the amount of water as lentils.