beans & pulses
Recipes and ideas with beans and pulses.
Sharbat Adas
A homemade Libyan lentil soup with red split lentils, perfect as a warming starter.
Red kidney bean dip
A dip inspired in the popular hummus and has similar use. Serve with pita bread and raw vegetables.
Green beans with chickpea mash
A fine vegetarian dish for those meat free days. Serve with couscous and Mediterranean vegetables to provide a higher quality protein.
Mexican tostadas
Mexican tostadas are corn tortillas fried until crisp with all sorts of toppings.
Dal dish
Dal is the Indian name for lentils, includinng red split lentils. You can make a dal dish wiht the consistency of a soup or thicker, to serve as a wholesome vegetarian stew.
Vegetable tagine with chickpeas
Serve this chickpea tagine with couscous as a vegetarian main for meat free meals, or serve on its own as a healthy side dish to help you get your servings of vegetables.
Pork and jugo beans
Ideally, this recipe from Madagascar should be prepared with jugo beans, also known as bambara beans. If you don't have them, try black eyed beans. Serve with rice.
Mashed bean salad from Armenia
Serve Armenian mashed bean salad in a round flat dish with all mashed beans distributed around the dressing. Eat with a spoon, taking a little mashed bean and some dressing in a spoonful.
Pasta e fagioli
Pasta e fagioli is an old Italian stew that the peasants ate because it was easy to make, inexpensive, and hearty. Serve with crusty Italian bread.
Greek lentil soup
Lentil soup is popular in the Greece menu when the Greek Orthodox Church prohibits eating meat or fish, especially during the Great Lent and Good Friday. Lentils are a good source of iron and proteins. Lentil soup is straight forward to make and it can be prepared without oil, if necessary.