Discussion about this post

User's avatar
Dr Jen Adjacent (Todd)'s avatar

I would add, after having eaten a shit ton of lentils in support of this effort, that these lentils are truly amazing. It took many efforts to finally get the recipe right, so when Jen says that I would tell her if they weren't good, that is true. The early tries were never bad, but the first versions were not good enough for bragging rights and certainly not good enough to share with her readers. They are now!

I would also highly recommend multiplying the vinaigrette (also known by my children as the magic sauce) by a factor of 10 (or more), making a bunch of it and having it available to use it as a salad dressing. Or you can just make it as you need it but I make a bunch at once and have it in a plastic container. I started making it after I lived in France for a year, where no one it seems to buy salad dressing, they just make it themselves. When I came back to the U.S., this became my go to dressing for salad.

I promise that if you use this vinaigrette as your salad dressing (or toss it with some fried vegetables) and serve it at a dinner party, your guests will be wondering how you could make a simple salad taste so great. In fact, my daughter won a cooking competition at her college that included a salad made by frying up some slices of pears in a little butter, toasting some walnuts, adding in some crumbled goat cheese cheese to a mixed green lettuce and then using the magic sauce.

Anyway, gotta go. I made these lentils last night for dinner and now have to reheat for leftover lunch.

Expand full comment
Camille's avatar

Definitely trying this soon. “Threw down the fucking lentil gauntlet” ❤️

Expand full comment
9 more comments...

No posts