Monday 11 March 2013

Brunch: Red Onion & Chive Bagels and Lentil & Tomato Slather..

Rocket & Roses HQ Play List:

Evanescence ~ Sweet Sacrifice
Melissa Etheridge ~ Break Down
Jamie Cullum ~ Everlasting Love
Bowes & Morley ~ On A Day Like Today
Alannah Myles ~ Tumbleweed
Kid Rock ~ Forever
The Eagles ~ Lying Eyes
Cher ~ Bang Bang
Lenny Kravitz ~ Just Be A Woman
Tina Dico ~ Count To 10
Joan Jett ~ Love Is Pain
Brandie Carlile ~ Cannonball
Skin ~ House of Love
Thunder ~ Everybody's Laughing

This very simple recipe was the anniversary breakfast that ML made me on Sunday. It was our sixth 'hitched' anniversary even though we have been together for 12 years.

It was comforting on that cold and crisp morning whilst we tried to decided upon what to do to celebrate our special day. It is so simple to make..the only real effort is the cooking of the red lentils the day before. I enjoyed mine with a glass of Kiwi, Apple & Lime Smoothie.

Red Onion & Chive Bagels...Lentil & Tomato Slather
Lentil and Tomato Slather
(Recipe from The Bean Book/Elliot)

125g/4oz/heaping 1/2 cup of split red lentils
200ml/7fl oz/scant 1 cup of water
25g/1oz/2tbsp softened vegan marg
1tbsp tomato paste
a few drops of lemon juice
sea salt
freshly ground black pepper

Cook the lentils in the water for 20-30 minutes, until they are tender and there is no water left then leave to cool.

Mash the marg, tomato paste, lemon drops, and seasonings into a paste. Then add to the lentils and mix into a smooth paste. Serve as a bagel slather or sandwich filling.

Tomorrow I'll be back with the photos taken on our day out...thank you for stopping by and I hope your Monday is great...

~Red~