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Easy & Quick Mediterranean Greek Meals with Lentils

Pelagia & Mary - Greek Appetite
Cook Once and Enjoy Three Different Vegan Choices
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course, Salad
Cuisine greek, Mediterranean
Servings 4 people

Ingredients
  

The basic ingredient

  • 300 gr brown dried lentils you’ll get about twice as much when boiled
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 onion chopped (optional)

For the 3 different vegan choices: Different types of salad and in the quantity you want (celery, kale, broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, sprouts, etc.) plus the following

Choice 1

  • avocado
  • sundried tomatoes
  • red onion
  • olives
  • olive oil
  • lemon
  • smoked paprika
  • oregano

Choice 2

  • vegan yogurt
  • cumin powder
  • garlic
  • ginger
  • fresh coriander optional

Choice 3

  • vegan mayonnaise easy homemade (find it in our blog or store-bought)
  • red onion
  • pickled cucumber
  • sun-dried tomatoes optional
  • kala namak salt optional

Instructions
 

  • Boil the lentils until they become soft but not mushy and set aside.
  • If you intend to eat a part of them as a soup (4th meal option), add the onion during the boiling time, but be careful not to add a large amount of water, otherwise the lentils will have less taste.

For each of the 3 vegan options, all you have to do is prepare the ingredients and combine them all together!

    For option 1

    • Mash the avocado with a fork, add the rest of the ingredients and mix.

    For option 2

    • Chop a small clove of garlic, grate some ginger, add fresh coriander and mix it all together with the yogurt.

    For option 3

    • Add all the ingredients and mix.

    Notes

    1. You can enjoy them in the following ways:
    - in sandwiches
    - in crepes/wraps, see here for an easy and quick gluten-free option
    - in salads
    - combined with boiled rice
    2. Recipe for the vegan mayonnaise here
    Keyword healthy recipe, lentils, salad, vegan