Warm Spiced Lentil Bowl (with yogurt and almonds)

Name: Warm Spiced Lentil Bowl (with yogurt and almonds) Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 2.5 tsp. toasted sesame oil; 2.5 tsp. whole cumin seeds; 1 medium carrot chopped; 1 rib celery chopped; 1 medium leek trimmed and chopped (white and light green parts); 3 cups low-sodium vegetable broth; 1 cup brown lentils rinsed and drained; 3 cloves garlic minced (1 Tbs.); Optional: .5 cup smoked almonds coarsely chopped and/or .5 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt

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Minutes to Prepare: 5
Minutes to Cook: 30

Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

2.5 tsp. toasted sesame oil2.5 tsp. whole cumin seeds1 medium carrot, chopped 1 rib celery, chopped 1 medium leek, trimmed and chopped (white and light green parts)3 cups low-sodium vegetable broth1 cup brown lentils, rinsed and drained3 cloves garlic, minced (1 Tbs.)Optional: .5 cup smoked almonds, coarsely chopped and/or .5 cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt

Directions

1. Heat oil in large saucepan over low heat. Add cumin seeds, and cook 1 minute, or until fragrant. Stir in carrot, celery, and leek. Increase heat to medium-high, and saut� 3 minutes. Stir in broth and lentils. Bring mixture to a simmer, reduce heat to low, and cook 20 minutes, or until lentils are tender. Stir in garlic, and cook 5 minutes more. Season with salt and pepper, if desired.

2. Ladle lentil mixture into 4 bowls, and garnish with almonds and yogurt.

Serving Size: makes 4 servings (1 - 1.5 cu)

Number of Servings: 4

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JIMSGIRL73.

Servings Per Recipe: 4

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 125.3
Total Fat: 3.4 g
Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
Sodium: 739.3 mg
Total Carbs: 19.0 g
Dietary Fiber: 5.3 g
Protein: 5.5 g

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Member Reviews

1RETSGM
OK - 9/12/18
NELLJONES
Add the garlic at the end of the sweat before adding lentils and broth. And use full fat yogurt or it will curdle. - 9/12/18
LOFSTI
Toasting whole cumin seeds is worth it. Fragrance and taste wonderful. Added cilantro, and some steamed swiss chard chopped, and stuffed into baked delicata squash. Had a can of Goya lentils, which was quick but cooking own lentils great too. Used broth to saute veggies not oil. - 9/23/16
AKELAZ
This was both delicious and easy. I'm veering more towards a meat-free existence and this is the kind of recipe to speed me on my way. Definitely one to save and so many variations possible. - 1/18/16