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Golden Red Lentil Spinach Loaf with Mozzarella

Ingredients

  • 200 g red lentils
  • 2 eggs
  • 125 g mozzarella
  • to taste fresh spinach
  • to taste salt
  • 10 g neutral oil such as rapeseed oil
  • 7 g baking powder

Instructions
 

  • Soak the red lentils in plenty of water for 3 hours
  • Drain them well in a sieve
  • Preheat the oven to 175°C fan and line a loaf tin with parchment paper or lightly grease it
  • Place the drained lentils in a blender with the eggs, salt, baking powder and neutral oil
  • Blend until you have a smooth, thick batter with no visible lentils
  • Finely chop the mozzarella and roughly chop the fresh spinach
  • Fold the mozzarella and spinach into the batter until evenly distributed
  • Pour the mixture into the prepared loaf tin and smooth the top
  • Bake for about 45 minutes, until the loaf is golden and feels firm in the centre
  • Allow to cool in the tin for 10–15 minutes, then lift out and cool further before slicing into 14 pieces

Nutrition

Calories: 79kcalCarbohydrates: 8.5gProtein: 6gFat: 2.5g