Los snacks and supermarket appetizers are not the most recommended option to have at home, since almost all of them are very caloric, do not fill you up and leave much to be desired in nutritional terms, as well as being addictive. By preparing our own recipes like these red lentil crackers we will have a much healthier alternativealways without abusing.
The base of this recipe is red or coral lentils, which, since they do not have skin and because of their small size, do not even need to be cooked after soaking for one or two hours. With a dehydrator we would achieve better results, but we have used the conventional oven and they look great.
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Wash the red lentils several times with tap water, draining them until the water is no longer cloudy. Cover well with new water, cover with a cloth and leave to soak minimum one hour, better two. Drain again, discarding that water.
Preheat the oven to 150º C with heat above and below and prepare a large tray with non-stick paper. Put the lentils in the food processor jug, food processor or blender, and puree a little with the concentrated tomato, the spices, nutritional brewer’s yeast flakes to taste (a teaspoon is fine) and dried Provencal herbs.
Stir, add the olive oil and vinegar and blend again, continuing until you have a homogeneous paste without large lumps. If it is very dry, add small amounts of water, very little by little. In the event that we go too wet, correct by adding a little chickpea flour, oatmeal, cornstarch or ground almonds.
Pour on the baking paper and spread with a spatula trying to leave it as thin as possible, just a few mm. If it sticks, grease the spatula with oil. You can grease another sheet of baking paper, put it on top and roll it out with a rolling pin, if it’s easier for you.
Bake at medium height for about 30-45 minutes, or even longer. according to thickness and power from the oven, until the edges begin to brown. Let cool out of the oven, carefully peel off and break into pieces with your hands.
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With what to accompany the red lentil crackers
As snack by itself to snack -moderately- something nutritious between meals are a very appetizing snack, but we can also accompany them with some homemade sauce or dip untable such as, for example, guacamole, some hummus or yogurt or skim cheese seasoned with herbs, lemon and extra virgin olive oil. They are also a wonderful crunchy topping for soups and vegetable creams.
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