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Puy Lentils with Roasted Tomatoes & French Triple-Cream Blue

Puy Lentils with Roasted Tomatoes & French Triple-Cream Blue | B ijouxs Little Jewels

French Puy lentils, the smallest, deep green lentils make the most interesting salads. Today a delightful salad, Puy Lentils with Roasted Tomatoes & Gorgonzola–another Little Jewel from the Bijouxs Kitchen.

PUY LENTILS

If you have not tried Puy lentils from France, this salad is a great entry point to these lovely little jewels. Lentils are one of the most comforting legumes, like pinto beans and chickpeas, however Lentils du Puy are immediately different to the eye from the usual brown or red lentils. With a unique blue-gray green hue and small is size, Puy lack the mushiness of other lentils. This firmer texture make them an excellent fit for salads.

PLENTY

One of my forever favorite chefs is Yotam Ottolenghi. I bought the first version of the famed restaurant’s cookbook name Ottolenghi when it was first published in England, all recipes were in grams. The platters of food in the restaurant are displayed in the most appealing manner, it was immediate love.

Puy Lentils with Roasted Tomatoes & French Triple-Cream Blue | Bijouxs Little Jewels

VEGETABLE RECIPES

It is always a blessing to lay back on the heavy foods and concentrate on fresh vegetables and legumes. The vegetable recipes featured in Plenty are among my favorites. This salad is a take from one in the cookbook, I took a slightly more French spin. A great ingredient in this salad are the roasted tomatoes, with the effort, don’t skip these.

Puy Lentils with Roasted Tomatoes & French Triple-Cream Blue | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Puy Lentils with Roasted Tomatoes & French Triple-Cream Blue | Bijouxs Little Jewels

Puy lentils and French style triple cream blue, a semi-soft cheese cross between blue and brie, are the changes. Savor this Little Jewel salad from my kitchen to yours.

 

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Summer Salad of Apricots, Lentils & Triple Cream Cheese

Summer Salad of Apricots, Lentils & Triple Cream Cheese | Little Kitchen Jewels

Eating seasonally, in the moment is the best. Organic Blenheim apricots appeared at my back door, a gift from a friend, still warm from the summer sun. This fragile fruit needed to be consumed ASAP. So I bring a Summer Salad of Apricots, Lentils & Triple Cream Cheese, a summer jewel. Continue reading Summer Salad of Apricots, Lentils & Triple Cream Cheese

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Turnip Gratin with Bleu Cheese

Gratins are little bubbly jewels, perfect sides to warm your fall table. Surprise your guests taste buds with a change from the predictable potato side, Turnip Gratin with Bleu Cheese–get to know another little member of the root vegetable family, the turnip. Continue reading Turnip Gratin with Bleu Cheese