Lentil recipes

Serve this tasty beetroot, chickpea and lentil tabbouleh as a side dish or vegan main. It's healthy, gluten-free, low-calorie and three of your five-a-day

Make this butternut squash and lentil salad for a low-calorie, gluten-free lunch or dinner, or as a side dish. It's easy to make, with just a few ingredients

This one-pot wonder delivers three of your five-a-day and makes a fuss-free dinner solution on a busy day. With sausages, lentils and veg, it's filling too

Toss cauliflower florets in a hot sauce and serve with lentils and salad leaves to make this healthy, flavourful and nutrient-packed dinner

Serve this tasty, healthy dhal as a vegetarian main meal or side dish. Adding tamarind to the lentils delivers fabulous sweet and sour flavour

These whole roasted broccoli stalks with a nutty tahini yogurt and puy lentils make a hearty veggie main that hungry guests can help themselves to

A great storecupboard salad, topped with golden brown halloumi and quick, homemade pickled red onion

A lovely, wintry salad using fresh, seasonal ingredients that you can serve warm or cold. Bright beetroot, crunchy hazelnuts and a punchy mustard dressing

This easy vegetarian one-pan dish is quick to prepare and will help you to get your 5-a-day. Treat yourself to whole ricotta cheeses and seasonal veg

A fruity chicken salad with lentils and spice to make lunchtimes worth taking a break for

A comforting vegan one-pot recipe that counts for 3 of your 5-a-day! You can't go wrong with this iron-rich, low-fat, low-calorie supper

A healthy tomato 'pasta' dish that makes full use of your spiralizer. This vegan-friendly supper is five of your five-a-day and will fill you to the brim

Puy lentils bulk out this low-calorie vegetarian bake with mozzarella cheese, tomato and basil sauce and roasted aubergines

Spruce up a light tomato-based casserole with a generous sprinkling of parsley, lemon and garlic, also known as 'gremolata'

Great if you're following a low-cholesterol diet, this fresh plate of greens contains nutty, toasted supergrains and flavoursome lemon and herbs

Chicken thighs and drumsticks go a long way when teamed with healthy pulses flavoured with Dijon, cream and parsley

Sweet smoked paprika and cumin flavour this rustic blend topped with spicy Spanish sausage

Impressive looking, but simple to prepare, this lamb cutlet dish is perfect for a speedy mid-week supper party

A one-pot hearty stew to share with friends and family - you can make ahead and freeze it if you prefer

Simple soups like this make great lunches - and are wallet-friendly too!

A low-GI supper for two with delicate fish and flavoured pulses - filling and nutritious

Use pulses as the base for your sweet mustard-dressed salad to create a healthy lunch that's full of fibre and vitamin C

Sausage and mash with a healthier twist - roll your bangers into patties and serve with parsley pulses

Lesley Waters’ rich chicken dish has vibrant North African flavours and goes fantastically with rice or couscous