Rose et plus rose encore – Purée de lentilles corail et carottes épicee au lait d’amandes et gingembre

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Deliciously smooth…I wanted to try making a purée with almond milk, which is lighter than coconut milk, and the light version has only 40 calories per serving. I found the regular almond milk to be too strong in flavor and does not taste great mixed with coffee besides it’s has more calories.

If you’re on a vegan diet, this is something that will leave you happy and fullfilled. Now vegan does not have to be boring and plain, it all depends on what you want to do with the ingredients and how crazy you want to be. I love vegan food, and will post more in that category. The great thing is that those beautiful red lentils cook very quickly, as quickly as the carrots so I mixed them together. In France we mainly use the small dark green lentils which are quite tasty but they have the skin on, so not great if you try to make a purée.

I topped it with eggplants, but I think that would taste really good with grilled zucchini as well or with any crunchy type of vegetable that will contrast with the smoothness of the purée. This could be used as a side dish or a complete meal. 

Ingredients for 2

  • 4 carrots, diced
  • 1/3 lb red lentils
  • 1 large eggplant, sliced
  • 1/2 cup almond milk mixed with some water
  • 1 tsp ginger, grated
  • 1/2 tsp chinese spices powder
  • 1/2 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tbs mint
  • 1 tbs cilantro
  • 1 garlic clove, crushed
  • 1 tsp, pistachios, chopped
  • olive oil
  • salt and pepper

Preparation

Mix lentils and carrots in almond milk and water, add ginger, spices, salt and pepper and cook slowly until the lentils absorb the liquid.

Grill the eggplant in a grill pan or under the broiler (if under the broiler, sprinkle with olive oil). Place in a bowl and add garlic, cilantro, mint, olive oil, salt and pepper. Mix well. Serve with a few spoons of purée and top with eggplants, sprinkle with pistachios.