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Made tonight with the garlic dressing – very good. Surprisingly enjoyed by all! Will make often. Thank you👍
Mic
Meet my happy sunshine lentil bowls, guys! Is it a brunch bowl? A lunch combo? A dinner mash-up?
It’s a nutritional powerhouse with roasty potatoes, fresh green beans, summery tomatoes, herbs upon herbs, soft scrambled eggs with goat cheese, and of course, a nice hefty pile of those tiny black lentils. Sprinkle with seeds or nuts. Squeeze a little lemon juice over top, maybe drizzle with a little homemade garlic-and-olive-oil Italian dressing. Hit with some salt and pepper.
Oh my gosh, NEED. Need, need, need.
It’s my favorite thing to do with food: make myself fall so much in love with foods that are basically the equivalent of winning the nutritional Olympics. Related: helps offset all the marshmallow cream consumed from those s’mores bars. Balance is the name of our game, and summer can be brutal in the most delicious ways, so on the days when I can get it together, this is how I feed my body some happy sunshiney food.
Alright, those eggs though.
Eggs and I have been through a lot these last few years and we’ve finally made our peace. In other words, I finally know how to make eggs that actually taste good.
It started with the whole poached egg thing – you know, making that super easy by using the jar lid? That was when eggs and I got back on the same page again. Poached, I could do. Fried, on a sandwich or something, yes. I could do that. But my one hold-out was for scrambled eggs. Ew, no, nope nope nope.
And then I watched a little video on Bon Appetit that changed my egg-making game for life. It requires following a few easy rules – like always using a nonstick, always using a soft rubber spatula, and always keeping the heat low.
I mean, I don’t mean to brag, but after a few months of practice now (scrambled eggs on toast, scrambled eggs in tacos, scrambled eggs in bowls)… guys. MY EGG GAME IS STRONG.
Even Bjork, who makes eggs every single morning, asked me to show him how to make those creamy scrambled eggs. OHHHSNAP. Yes he did.
But this bowl is not just about eggs. Say hello to:
- Lentils, preferably the tiny black ones because they’re so pretty!
- Roasty potatoes – sweet potatoes would also be great and maybe have a tad more to offer nutritionally
- Crispy green beans – or really, any garden summer produce
- Juicy tomatoes
- Dill and friends, because herbs are the quintessential taste of summer
- Quick homemade Italian dressing or similar – you guys know how to roll with this.
Goat cheese definitely got thrown in the mix, mostly because it’s ON POINT with those eggs, but you could kind of do anything you’re feeling with this – feta, fresh mozz, or cheese-less (except… please don’t do that).
One last plug for this homemade Italian dressing (loose recipe is outlined in the notes) which can be saved in the fridge for a week or two and dumped on anything and everything that finds its way to your summer table.
It is the sauce of summer.
Sunshine Lentil Bowls with Garlic Olive Oil Dressing
- Total Time: 15 mins
- Yield: 6 servings 1x
Description
Sunshine Lentil Bowls featuring garden produce like green beans, tomatoes, herbs, roasty potatoes, soft scrambled eggs with goat cheese, and lentils! lots of lentils. My favorite way to do a clean eating reset between all those summery treats.
Ingredients
- Lentils
- Potatoes
- Green Beans
- Tomatoes
- Dill and/or parsley, basil, etc.
- Eggs
- Goat Cheese
Garlic Olive Oil Dressing:
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon coarse sea salt (or 2 teaspoons table salt) and a pinch of black pepper
- 1 teaspoon each dry oregano and dry basil
- 1–2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 large clove garlic
Instructions
- Prep Vegetables: Cook your lentils, roast your potatoes, blanch or steam your green beans.
- Dressing: Make the dressing by running everything through a blender until smooth.
- Yummiest Eggs: In a small nonstick skillet over low heat, add a tiny knob of butter. Whisk your eggs really well in a separate bowl, season with salt and pepper, and pour into the pan. Wait for a minute, then using a soft rubber spatula, gently scrape the edges of the skillet, moving the eggs around in the pan. Wait for a few seconds after each turn of the spatula, and then repeat. You should be getting big fluffy curds. When the eggs are almost fully cooked, add a few chunks of goat cheese and a little pinch of herbs and then remove the pan from heat, letting the cheese melt and the eggs finish cooking off-heat. Add the eggs to your bowls and dress with salt, pepper, lemon juice, dressing, whatever you want.
Notes
The prep for this takes a bit of time, but I like to do it in batches so then I can just keep the ingredients all separate and assemble bowls super quickly throughout the week. Everything in these bowls can be made and served either hot or cold (except the eggs, which should be hot). I recommend plating everything in your bowls BEFORE you make the eggs so you can add the eggs straight to the plate when they’re hot.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: lentil bowl, garlic olive oil dressing, summer lentil bowl
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What a yummy sunshine bowl! I look forward to trying this one out.
Oh my NOM. This looks so good – and 100% – your egg game is on POINT!
Rebecca
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Delicious lentils bowl and with the addition of the egg, I love more this dish.
is it weird that this dish reminds me of going to the farmer’s market?! i think it’s the pretty beans & tomatoes…but paired with eggs, this is like summer weekend breakfast perfection. hope you guys are enjoying your summer, lindsay! xx
Looking super yum!!
YUM! I need to start eating things like this for lunch more often… Thanks for this beautiful recipe!
This lentil recipe looks really good…and healthy. Thanks for sharing Lindsay
Look at all those colors! Look at those pillowy eggs! That drizzle!
I always know I’m in for something good when I get a Pinch of Yum update in my inbox, and I am never disappointed 🙂
Thank you Molly! 🙂 Glad to hear that.
Yum Yum!
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Hi Lindsay this looks yum, but how did you make the lentils? Is there a separate recipe ?
Thanks and love everything that you do.
I just boiled them! Usually on the package there will be directions for how to cook them. 🙂
Tasty!
Love how clean this recipe is – great flavor combo!
Thanks Naomi!
This looks amazing! I would have never thought up this creative combination.
Yum! What a powerhouse of a bowl!
Kari
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This was so perfect for today! Yesterday we had quite a cheat day of pizza and nachos so we needed this and it delivered! Love the fresh vegetables, the goat cheese in the eggs, and the lentils. It all worked together perfectly. Monday done right thank you
Glad to hear that, Lindsay!
I like how you gave it 5 stars!! I’d give it 10/5 just on appearance alone! Another POY recipe added to my “Treat Eddie Like a King” arsenal and I added it to my Pinterest board called “Bowls, Bowls, Bowls” so I can make it too!
Thanks for this yummy recipe. Loving it
Hi! I always rubberize scrambled eggs. Please share how-to link. Thanks
Here it is! https://www.bonappetit.com/test-kitchen/how-to/article/best-scrambled-eggs
As soon as the email of this post arrived in my inbox I knew I wanted to make a version. Trouble is, it ended up being almost entirely different but know that this sounded so lovely it inspired me. Boiled potatoes I had just dug up form my garden, broccoli instead of beans, green lentils, raw radish, cucumber and tomatoes, Boiled instead of scrambled eggs, and a dressing made of light mayo, garlic, lemon juice, pepper, mint and parsley. It was definitely not a sad desk lunch and you/your post deserve the credit
Ha! Glad to hear it, Laura!
Just got back from my morning run and I am totally going to make this! I love lentil bowls! I can’t wait to try out your perfect egg technique!
I made this last night and it was yummy and filling! I subbed sauteed kale and onions for the green beans because that’s what I had on hand. I wasn’t sure about the garlic dressing but it was a perfect addition. I am always looking for healthy plant-based meals. So good.
So glad you enjoyed it, Toni!
I LOVE this bowl idea! I’m definitely trying it. Nothing beats goat cheese scrambled eggs…
Hope you enjoy it, Lori!
These look so yummy! I’ve been on such a lentil kick lately and your red curry lentil recipe is my go-to. So basically I have all faith in your lentil recipes!
THIS IS GORGEOUS. I always forget how much I love lentils and how versatile they are! Perfect base for creativity.
Thanks for the inspiration!
– MAK
Do you know how many servings this makes? Considering making for lunch next week with hard boiled eggs!
I mooshed up a hard boiled egg and it was DELISH!!
Hi Carly! It really depends on how much you make of each ingredient, but I’d guess the dressing will cover about 4-5 bowls. 🙂
I veered some making mine. I added some cooked Basmati rice and instead of a scrambled egg (which I can’t cook @ work), I mooshed up a hardboiled egg and sprinkled on Feta. Best packed lunch EVER!! I made 4 lunches with the amount I cooked! 4 days in a row of delicious food bliss! Thank you for this recipe. I look forward to trying more.
Glad to hear that, Karen!