Lentil Bowl

Filled with delicious flavors and nourishing ingredients, lentil bowls offer incredible versatility, making them easy to customize based on your fridge contents or seasonal produce. While the instructions and recipe card feature the ingredient combination used in the provided photographs, the post also includes a range of adaptations and suggestions in both the main content and the blog post notes. The following recipe is designed to yield two hearty dinner-sized portions. The essential element in crafting a satisfying lentil bowl, like a good grain bowls, lies in the artful combination of textures and complementary flavors.

Author: Balancing Bowls

Meal Type: Eggs Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: MEDIUM

Prep. Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 50 minutes

Total Time: 1 hour

Servings: 2 Servings

Calories: 753 kcal per serving

Ingredients

1 cup - cooked french lentils
1 - bell pepper
1 - red onion
1 - sweet potato
½ cup - goat cheese
¼ cup - sunflower seeds
2 tablespoons - olive oil
1 tbsp - olive oil
½ tsp - salt
½ tsp - Red pepper flakes
¼ tsp - ground pepper
3 cups - water
handful - Handful of chopped fresh herbs
3 tablespoons - Tahini
2 tablespoons - lemon juice
¼ tsp - salt
¼ tsp - black pepper
4–5 tablespoons - ice water

Instructions

In a medium saucepan, combine the rinsed lentils and 3 cups water.
Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer for 20-25 minutes or until lentils are tender but not mushy.
Drain any excess water and season with olive oil, salt, red pepper flakes, and black peppers.
Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
Toss the cubed sweet potatoes with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper.
Roast for 20-25 minutes or until golden and tender, stirring halfway through.
In another bowl, mix together tahini, water, lemon juice, and salt until well combined. Adjust consistency with more cold water if needed.
Add cooked lentils, roasted sweet potatoes, chopped bell pepper, red onion slices, fresh herbs, crumbled goat cheese, and sunflower seeds in each serving bowl.
Add dollops of tahini sauce on top.

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