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Oriental Lentil Casserole

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Make this oriental lentil casserole with bacon, carrots, beets and raisins, and sprinkle it with cinnamon for an unusual but extraordinary flavour combination.

Make this oriental lentil casserole with bacon, carrots, beets and raisins, and sprinkle it with cinnamon for an unusual but extraordinary flavour combination.

In many cultures lentils (and peas) symbolize abundance and fortune, therefore one must eat it at the beginning of the New Year to ensure their own and their family’s prosperity in the year to come.

Due to this tradition my family’s obligatory lunch on January 1st always had lentil soup. Which as a kid I hated. My sisters and I tried to boycott my mom’s lentil soup, but the responsibility of the whole family’s fortune resting on our eating a bowl of lentil soup was too much, so we grumbled but ate it. Thankfully my mom heard our complaints and experimented with other dishes containing lentil and that’s how this oriental lentil casserole entered our lives. It was instant success the first time she made it: not just us kids, but my dad as well asked for seconds. To this day it’s a favourite in our house, and my mom never has to listen to me or my sisters grumble about having to eat lentil anymore.

Make this oriental lentil casserole with bacon, carrots, beets and raisins, and sprinkle it with cinnamon for an unusual but extraordinary flavour combination.

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Roasted Beet Hummus

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A deliciously creamy, sweet yet savoury vibrant pink roasted beet hummus to snack on with veggie sticks, crackers or even by the spoonful! Warning: love at first taste guaranteed!

A deliciously creamy, sweet yet savoury vibrant pink beet hummus to snack on with veggie sticks, crackers or even by the spoonful! Warning: love at first taste guaranteed!

 I love hummus. No, I mean I seriously LOVE hummus. So much, that it was one of the main reasons that I signed up for Pinterest: so I could have a dedicated Pinterest board to all the exciting hummus recipes I come across. True story.

In addition to the beloved classic hummus, I am always up to try some spiced up versions: like the hummus made with roasted hazelnuts I made based on Vegie Head‘s Adele McConnell’s The Vegan Cookbook recipe, or when I didn’t have hazelnuts at home and used some peanut butter to make the tahini even creamier. And although all said hummuses were delicious, they just don’t stand a chance against this roasted beet hummus when it comes to looks.

A deliciously creamy, sweet yet savoury vibrant pink roasted beet hummus to snack on with veggie sticks, crackers or even by the spoonful! Warning: love at first taste guaranteed!

I mean take a closer look, that bright magenta pink (or purple depending on the light) doesn’t just make you want to reach for a spoon and dip in with a big grin on your face? No? Well then it’s just me. 🙂 I love how cheery yet elegant and sophisticated this roasted beet hummus looks like, and I haven’t even started on the taste!

Love how the puréed roasted beet changes the usual, well-known hummus taste: here you get a mix of sweet and earthy taste due to the caramellized beets, which is just fabulous with the hummus’ creaminess….

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