Ok, so it may not be quite that simple, but if you start keeping your eyes open for whole grain recipes, you'll definitely stumble across a few. For instance, while looking for a recipe for todays post we pulled out a copy of Rachael Ray's Open House Cookbook: Over 200 Recipes for Easy Entertaining
that we'd received as a gift a few years ago. Guess what? There was a recipe for a lentil side dish. Here it is...
Ingredients:
1 pound Joseph's Grainery Lentils
1/3 c extra-virgin olive oil
juice of 1/2 of a lemon
1 tsp ground cumin
a few grinds of black pepper
2 Tbsp of finely minced fresh parsley or mint
Directions: To prepare the lentils, place them in a small pot and add enough tap water to just cover. Place the pot on the stove and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer. Let cook for 25 minutes or until lentils are tender. While lentils are cooking combine oil, lemon juice, cumin, pepper and minced parsley or mint in a large bowl. Drain lentils well and toss the warm lentils in the prepared dressing until they absorb the mixture. Season with salt, to taste and serve at room temperature.
