Salad season is here, and I’m back on the hunt for salads with substance. This lentil salad is full of good stuff.
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3-Grain Soup
A couple of years ago, I only had two soup recipes – and I only used them once or twice a season.
This year, I think I’ve tried twenty new soup recipes, and have remade a few of them.
Greek Fakkes (Lentil Soup)
Eating vegetarian can sometimes be tricky, because you have to really think about ways of getting the protein you need. On the other hand, I know so many meat eaters that don’t get enough of the nutrients you usually get from veggies! Hahaha. I guess we’re really all in the same boat here.
In the winter months, it’s easier to remember to eat legumes because they are perfect in hearty, warming dishes like Fakkes (Greek lentil soup).
Daring Vegetarian Köfte (lentil and bulgur patties)
This month’s Daring Cooks’ challenge asked us to make some form of ‘patty’. I used it as an opportunity to dive back into my Turkish cookbook…
The end result is a mashup of a couple of different dishes – a great way for vegetarians to experience köfte. Most people know Turkish köfte as football-shaped meat balls, full of spices and a little bit crispy on the outside. This is my attempt at making them vegetarian.
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