Okay, a very tiny gripe of mine is when people out of hand say about food “oh, I don’t like that” without even trying it. Fine if it’s a specific texture or flavour they genuinely hate, but when it’s something they have just never previously enjoyed or even worse, THINK they don’t like, it really gets my goat. Case in point… lentils. Yes, I know there used to be a stigma that suggested in order to enjoy lentils you must be a natural fibre clothed, socks and sandal wearing hippy, but those days are long gone. And lentils are enjoying a glorious revival of popularity. Rightly so; they are healthy (depending on how you prepare them), nutritious (as part of a balance diet) and damn, they taste good (again depending on how you prepare them). So if you’re feeling a lentil adventurous (see what I did there), here’s the perfect recipe to induct you slowly into the realms of lentil enjoyment (I was aiming for gentle but think my pun is lost).
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