Lentil Balls recipe
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Ingredients
- 1 ¾ cups water 1 cup red lentils ¾ cup fine bulgur (cracked wheat) 3 tablespoons olive oil 7 spring onions, finely chopped, or more to taste 1 ½ tablespoons tomato paste ½ bunch parsley, minced ½ lemon, juiced 1 ½ teaspoons red pepper flakes 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 teaspoon salt
Nutrition Info
- 207.8 caloriescarbohydrate: 29.2 gcholesterol: : -fat: 6.8 gfiber: 7.5 gprotein: 9.6 gsaturatedFat: 0.9 gservingSize: -sodium: 372.4 mgsugar: 1.5 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Lentil Balls
Directions
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Combine water and red lentils in a saucepan, bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until water is absorbed, about 10 minutes. Stir in bulgur and remove saucepan from heat. Cover and let stand until bulgur absorbs the residual moisture, about 5 minutes.
Heat olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. Cook and stir spring onions until softened, 3 to 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste, cook for 2 to 3 minutes.
Combine red lentil mixture and onion mixture in a large bowl. Add parsley, lemon juice, red pepper flakes, cumin, and salt, knead by hand until evenly distributed.
Shape mixture into small logs or round balls and arrange on a plate. Cover with plastic wrap to prevent the tops from drying out before serving.