Red Lentil Dip

An easy, delicious, and oh-so-creamy dip quick to serve with some toasted baguette, pita, or naan. Great hot or cold as a starter, afternoon snack, or for your first spring picnic!

Ingredients:
2 cups red lentils
1 sweet potato
2 onions
5 cloves garlic
3 tbsp paprika
lemon pepper (or 1/2 lemon and black pepper), salt, and parsley to taste

Wash lentils and add 4 cups of water. Bring to a boil and turn down heat to a simmer and let cook until water is absorbed and the lentils start falling apart when you stir the mixture. Add salt, paprika and lemon pepper to taste.

In a frying pan, saute onions, garlic, and sweet potato that you have cut into little slivers (to avoid having to puree the mixture at the end) in a bit of olive oil. Add some water if mixture starts to burn and cook until the sweet potato is soft. Stir until the sweet potato starts to fall apart. Then add to the lentil mixture with shopped parsley. Add garlic and other seasonings to taste. Garnish with a finely chopped scallion or remaining parsley.

Eet smakelijk!