Green Lentils Spread

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup dry green lentils or 3/4 cup dried brown lentils
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 cup minced onion
• 1 garlic clove, crushed
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon dry yeast (envelope)
• 3 tablespoons light soya sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning or 1 teaspoon allspice
• 1/8 teaspoon sage
• 1 dash cumin
• 1 dash dill

Recipe

• 1 crush the lentils with a coffee mill or in a mortar until they are the size of ground coffee.
• 2 in a skillet cook the onions and garlic in the olive oil over medium heat until they are transparent.
• 3 add water, lentils, yeast and seasoning.
• 4 mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon.
• 5 reduce heat to low and cook for 15 to 20 minutes.
• 6 if the lentils are coarsely ground, the time can be up to 30 minutes.
• 7 take a cake baking dish and cover the bottom with transparent film (you can also use food plastic containers).
• 8 pour the lentils in the baking dish and let cool in the refrigerator.
• 9 when cold, remove from the baking dish, cut in blocks and wrap in film for conservation.
• 10 to serve, spread on an open pita bread with dijon-mayo or mayonnaise.