How to Use lentil in a Sentence
lentil
noun-
Turn of the heat; let the lentils cool in their cooking liquid.
— Emily Horton, charlotteobserver, 19 June 2018 -
North African merguez lands with chermoula sauce on spicy lentils.
— Liz Biro, Indianapolis Star, 19 June 2018 -
Add it to soups and stews, especially those with beans or lentils.
— Barbie Cervoni, Verywell Health, 20 Sep. 2024 -
People are loving our lemon rice and our lentil soup and the baklava cheesecake.
— Jessi Virtusio, Post-Tribune, 6 June 2018 -
That means tahini, pomegranate molasses, and all the lentils.
— Bon Appetit, 25 June 2018 -
Nuts, seeds and legumes (beans, peas, lentils and soybeans) are great alternatives to meat and poultry.
— Maria Conley, Detroit Free Press, 4 June 2018 -
Include at least one serving of pulses (beans, lentils, peas, chickpeas) daily.
— Health.com, 6 June 2018 -
Grandma Rose recommends the lentil soup, minestrone, or the tomato basil.
— Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit, 6 June 2018 -
These containers also work wonders for storing bulk portions of other dry food like lentils, beans, and grains.
— Elaheh Nozari, Bon Appétit, 18 Sep. 2024 -
Here are three variations, two combining the lentils with sweet potato and one combining them with carrots.
— Adam Ried, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2018 -
Salmon with lardons-studded lentils gets a surf-and-turf accent from a chicken liver sauce that’s a sauce chasseur with chicken and duck offal.
— Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 24 May 2018 -
For example, cheese and almonds are highly resource-intensive compared to options like lentils and grains.
— David Carlin, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024 -
Kabobs, falafel, salads, hummus, wraps and desserts are all there, along with bowls, like beet and yellow tomato and gyro over seasoned fries, and soups like lentil and lemon chicken.
— Celestina Blok, star-telegram, 6 June 2018 -
And lentils can provide a host of vitamins and minerals, including iron, zinc, folate, potassium, and manganese.
— Caroline Tien, SELF, 13 Sep. 2024 -
Open for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the cafe serves tomato basil soup, quiche Lorraine, salmon with French lentils, crepe Romanoff, fruit tarts and all-butter croissant.
— Jennifer McClellan, azcentral, 1 June 2018 -
People can also eat more iron-rich foods, such as meat, poultry, seafood, lentils and beans, nuts, dark green leafy vegetables, tofu, fortified breakfast cereals, and whole-grain and enriched breads.
— Lisa Rapaport, EverydayHealth.com, 26 Sep. 2024 -
There is some modest evidence that D-aspartic acid in soybeans, lentils and almonds is helpful in promoting testosterone production.
— Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 24 May 2018 -
The right amount of soft to soak up homemade lentil soups.
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Jan. 2021 -
For the salad: Place the lettuce in a large bowl and add the lentil sprouts and the vinaigrette.
— CBS News, 27 July 2019 -
Run cool water over the lentils to rinse them for about 1 minute.
— Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2020 -
Add the rice to the lentil mixture and gently fold to combine.
— Felicia Campbell, USA TODAY, 14 Apr. 2022 -
Drain the black beans and lentils and rinse with water to get rid of the extra sodium and add to the pot.
— Nazima Qureshi, SELF, 25 Nov. 2018 -
Serve the lentils with a hefty dollop of the gingery yogurt.
— Ashley Rodriguez, Woman's Day, 10 Apr. 2019 -
Among them are olives, eggs, figs, almonds, lentils, and even a loaf of bread, sliced and ready to eat.
— Katherine J. Wu, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Dec. 2019 -
The menu was lentil and vegetable soup with hot lemongrass tea.
— Dianne Solis, Dallas News, 19 Feb. 2021 -
And meat replaced fibrous beans and lentils as the main source of protein in many parts of the world.
— Julia Belluz, Vox, 15 July 2019 -
Grains and lentils and rice and beans, everything’s in the pantry already.
— Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE.com, 25 Sep. 2019 -
Chunkier soups, like black bean or lentil, tend to lean thick—and, it must be said, gloopy.
— Ali Francis, Bon Appétit, 18 Feb. 2022 -
Instead use your hands to pull apart the injera and use it to scoop up the split pea, lentil, and cubed lamb stews.
— Nicole Kagan, BostonGlobe.com, 27 June 2023 -
Teigen even made lentil soup and late-night noodles in the home's kitchen, which looks out to the homey living room.
— Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 24 Dec. 2021
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