Crispy Oven Roasted Lentils - 5 Ingredients
These 5-ingredient crispy roasted lentils make the perfect healthy snack or salad topper!
- Prep time
- 5 min
- Cook time
- 30 min
- Yield
- 2 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
- 1 can (14 oz or 400g) green lentils
- 1 tbsp olive oil (or other cooking oil)
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp onion powder (or garlic powder)
- salt & pepper (to taste)
Instructions
- 1
Preheat a fan (convection) oven to 160C / 320F. Use cold water to rinse the canned lentils over a sieve.
- 2
Pat the lentils dry with a paper towel (or a tea towel) to remove any excess water.
- 3
Don't worry if you've accidentally removed some skins or crushed some lentils when drying them.
- 4
Add lentils to a large bowl. Add the remaining ingredients & give it a good stir to coat.
- 5
Taste to see if you're happy with the seasoning. Adjust accordingly.
- 6
Transfer & spread out the lentils on a lined baking sheet.
- 7
Bake for approx. 30 minutes, stirring the lentils every 10 or so minutes.
- 8
Every oven behaves differently. Yours might take longer or shorter to reach the same level of crispiness.