Cooking with legumes

Discover the positive aspects of cooking with legumes. Legumes are not only delicious, but also nutritious. They are rich in protein, fiber and essential nutrients, including iron and potassium. By including legumes in your meals, you can enjoy a feeling of satiety and a balanced diet. In addition, they help with weight management and lowering the risk of cardiovascular disease. Legumes also have a low glycemic index, making them suitable for diabetics. Experiment with beans, lentils or chickpeas to make your meals more diverse and tasty. Start cooking with legumes today and enjoy the many health benefits they provide!

Yogurt soup with chickpeas and rice

Soft, creamy and full of flavour. This soup, inspired by a Turkish recipe, combines simplicity with a rich tradition, bringing together chickpeas, rice and mint in a warming dish

Lettuce soup with green peas

A real win-win among soup recipes: easy, budget-friendly and delicious!

Vegetarian tagine with pumpkin and chickpeas

Taste the full flavours of a Moroccan classic with its own twist

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Cod with butter beans, tomato and garlic

Simple and healthy cod recipe with white giant butter beans, tomato and garlic.

Salad of lentils, beetroot and smoked eel

Lentils and beetroot, traditional ingredients with a modern twist, perfect for a festive table.

Lentil salad with an egg

A versatile dish, packed with nutrients that you can adapt to your own taste.

Meal soup with chickpeas, spinach and egg

Chickpeas with spinach, a traditional dish from the Spanish kitchen that is very nutritious, tasty and also easy to prepare.

Burrata salad with lentils and blood oranges

Burrata with lentils and blood oranges

A combination of fruit, legumes, creamy cheese and a spicy herb oil… a lunch that I can fully enjoy.

Turkish red lentil soup

Spicy, creamy and very nutritious soup… the perfect healthy lunch!

White beans with clams and saffron

A traditional Spanish dish full of flavor and super nutritious. Proof that you can also prepare a festive plate with white beans…

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Nutricious soup with black lentils, pumpkin, carrot and ginger

A nutritious and warming soup starring lentils, a source of iron, magnesium, fiber and so much more…

Timbale of avocado, black beans and tomatoes

Avocado is so versatile and always delicious in a cold salad. Black beans also fit perfectly in your meal during the summer months. Give it an extra touch by using fresh garden herbs.

Harira, a rich Moroccan soup

Because the soup is so rich in nutrients and vitamins, this one is mainly eaten during Ramadan.

Lentils in Isabel’s way

A delicious and rich dish with legumes in the lead and full of Mediterranean flavors…

Gigantes plaki, giant butter beans…the Greek way

I learned this dish in Kalambaka, the village at the foot of Meteora, Greece. The old original recipe comes from the monks from the monasteries high on the rocks …

“Guiso de Cuaresma”, a stew of chickpea and cod

This traditional dish was mainly eaten during Lent.

Red lentils with pumpkin, spinach, ginger and coconut cream

Red lentils, a boost for your protein intake, a source of iron and the perfect meat substitute. Be surprised by its nutty taste in combination with sweet pumpkin and spicy ginger.

Green pea and arugula hummus

With peas you can vary endlessly, such as, for example, this “hummus” that I serve as a tapas or as a side dish.

Tabbouleh of lentils

Summery, fresh and a perfect salad meal at lunch time or BBQ.

Delicious lentils and vegetable stew

A tasty, nutritious dish that you can combine with meat or fish to form a complete meal.

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Oven baked pumpkin with lentils and Greek yogurt

A “family winner” winter dish with pumpkin from our own garden. Easy to prepare, filling and healthy …

Potato rosti with spicy lentils

One of my favorites when I choose to eat potatoes. A variant of this I once ate in a Polish restaurant and I was inmediately enamoured…

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