The other day I was shopping at Trader Joe's and paused to look at the packaged cooked lentils. I have passed by this convenience item several times because I know I should just make them myself. I could practically hear my Depression-era grandmother's exasperated sigh at the laziness of such a thing, ("You can't find time to cook lentils? For heavens sake, Amanda!") But I really wanted to try these cooked lentils for a weeknight soup and I knew that cooking lentils after a long day of work and two hungry children nipping at my ankles was asking too much. I bought them thinking this was going to be a bust.
Holy Sweet Time Saver, Batman! I loved them and my kids ate them. I made my soup in 30 minutes last night and had plenty of leftovers to make a warm lentil salad with mustard vinaigrette to take with me to work. They were perfectly cooked with a slight bite to them. I am definitely buying those again. However, I still feel guilty about Trader Joe's frozen brown rice, but I'll get over it eventually.
Lentils are my new swoon.
if your TJ's has the baby beluga lentils, then you MUST try this recipe too. the ones you pictured are in the fridge case, I think. these ones are in the pantry aisle, if I remember correctly. you'll see what to look for in my recipe (very small/round lentils): http://fullplatecookinglessons.blogspot.com/2010/08/simple-make-ahead-side-dish-idea-lentil.html
ReplyDeleteenjoy!!