Roasted french lentils
They turned out really delicious! I’m very excited! I made them like I usually do. And we ate them the first night fresh and hot, with a bunch of other stuff I can’t wait to tell you about. But today…I took the very well drained lentils, tossed them with a generous amount of olive oil, and roasted them in a hot oven (450) for about half an hour. Let them cool, tossed them with salt and lots of pepper. And…oh my goodness! They’re delicious! Crispy and very flavorful. My boys loved them! (BOTH boys!) The possibilities are endless. Scoop them up by the handful as a snack, or mix them with other salty crispy things to make a nice snacky mix. (My achey little brain is working on this one, I’ll get back to you!) Flavor them any way you like! Toss them on salads, or eggs, or potatoes, or greens!!
Here’s the Ethiopians with The Word is Love. I don’t think it has anything to do with french lentils, but I’ve listened to it about 100 times today. I just love it so much!!
Out of the Ordinary 
Roasted lentils? What an interesting idea! I’ve tried roasted crispy chickpeas a few times, but never really got into them…maybe lentils (which I like much better anyway, haha) will do the trick. 🙂
They’re very good! Not as easy to pick up as chickpeas, maybe, but good by the handful!
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This sounds so so yummy! Craving lentils and stumbled on your comment on some thekitchn blog. Wll be trying this ASAP.
I hope the recipe works for you! THanks for visiting.
well-drained ? – sounds like you used lentils from a can ? otherwise not clear how they were soaked/prepared beforehand.
I used dried lentils, but I cooked them first like this…
https://outoftheordinaryfood.com/2011/10/13/french-lentils/
Then you can drain them but save the broth to make soup.
thank you ma’am – I’ll look forward to trying that !
I hope it works out well for you!