Guest guest Report post Posted September 2, 2009 I can't eat lentils. Can one substitute beans in lentil recipes?? Thanks, Devika Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted September 2, 2009 Devika, yes, absolutely! Do you have any specific recipes in mind? Heather There are two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. --Albert Einstein ________________________________ devika Hill <devikahill Tuesday, September 1, 2009 9:21:45 PM LENTIL SUBSTITUTION I can't eat lentils. Can one substitute beans in lentil recipes?? Thanks, Devika Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted September 3, 2009 You can use beans instead of lentils - but you can't usually just substitute them uncooked into your recipe. Lentils and split peas cook much more quickly than other beans, and aren't usually presoaked. I think you can probably use split peas as a straight substitution. Otherwise, I'd cook the beans first, probably separately, and then add them in. You can probably cook them until they are just tender, but still a bit firm, and then continue with the original lentil recipe. A time saver might be to make a big batch of cooked beans cooked to that stage, and have them to use. Anne On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:21 PM, devika Hill<devikahill wrote: > I can't eat lentils. Can one substitute beans in lentil recipes?? > Thanks, > Devika > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest guest Report post Posted September 5, 2009 Great Idea, very creative!!! Bob Sent on the Sprint® Now Network from my BlackBerry® Anne F <cityladya Thu, 3 Sep 2009 11:26:07 Re: LENTIL SUBSTITUTION You can use beans instead of lentils - but you can't usually just substitute them uncooked into your recipe. Lentils and split peas cook much more quickly than other beans, and aren't usually presoaked. I think you can probably use split peas as a straight substitution. Otherwise, I'd cook the beans first, probably separately, and then add them in. You can probably cook them until they are just tender, but still a bit firm, and then continue with the original lentil recipe. A time saver might be to make a big batch of cooked beans cooked to that stage, and have them to use. Anne On Tue, Sep 1, 2009 at 8:21 PM, devika Hill<devikahill wrote: > I can't eat lentils. Can one substitute beans in lentil recipes?? > Thanks, > Devika > > > Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
