Kale and lentils with Parmesan, noodles, and caramelized onions

OK, the title says it all. I'm a carnivore at heart, and this is still one of my very favorite meals!

1 bunch kale
1 C green lentils
2-3 onions
2 C noodles
grated Parmesan, salt, pepper to taste


Thinly slice onions, caramelize them and put them aside. De-rib, chop and steam/boil kale to thoroughly cook; put aside. Cook lentils in water or broth; put aside. Cook noodles, drain, and add other ingredients. Sprinkle with sale, pepper, and Parmesan--the more cheese the better.

Of course you can cook as many items at once as you are comfortable with; I tend to do the onions and lentils at the same time, and the kale and noodles while they are cooking. My husband, however, will only cook one food item at a time, hence the separation above.

YUM!!!!! This sounds awesome. I'm always looking for a way to get kale into my diet other than just steaming it.

This sounds so yummy--I love kale. I am going to try it, but with vegan parmesan.

SolsticeScholar wrote:

This sounds so yummy--I love kale. I am going to try it, but with vegan parmesan.

What is vegan cheese made from? Is it just an OK substitute, or is it tasty in its own right?

Alicious--It really depends on what brand you try. I like the vegan cheese from a company called Daiya. The "cheese" is made primarily from arrowroot powder and pea protein. Most other brands are heavy on the soy, which I try to avoid as much as possible. The Daiya cheese has great flavor and actually melts like real cheese. I would definitely try Daiya if you would like to give vegan cheese a go. There is also a very good brand of vegan parmesan carried in my grocery store that does have soy in it, but is a good substitute. The name is escaping me at the moment, but I will post it when I remember what it is. Some vegans will also use nutritional yeast as a substitute for cheese, as it has a naturally cheesy flavor, though I find that it works best in sauces mixed with other ingredients as opposed to on its own.

The vegan parm brand is Galaxy Nutritional Foods. There are also recipes out there if you want to make your own vegan parm as well. Hope I answered your question sufficiently.

Thanks! I appreciate you answering my question so thoroughly. I can't help but think there are plenty of ways to make vegan food tasty (what I mean is spicing it up so it's not always the same old thing--I'm sure that's more ignorance on my part than anything else), but I'll admit I am hard pressed as an omnivore to think of a great variety of them, so I appreciate the info. Most of my allergies are legume/fruit/veg, it's really not a diet choice I can safely make, but I do like having a better understanding of how other people eat!

I was thinking about sunflower seed butter when I asked--I can't eat peanuts, but sunbutter is good in its own right, not just as a substitute. I would buy it even if I could still eat peanuts.

Can you have almonds? If you can, I highly recommend Justin's maple almond butter---SO GOOD. You won't even miss peanut butter after this.

Sadly, no. Most nuts are out. *le sigh*

This recipe does look great. I feel supported to see that others are dealing with plenty of food issues also.(I don't mean that I am happy you have food issue!) A bit of a drag, but helps to know others are out there with you! Recently had to totally stop dairy, corn, and most white potatoes-already can't eat gluten and soy. I take it on as a challenge to find great recipes, and this one looks really good. I loved the chickpea and butternut squash one-making it again tonight!

Debibob--How funny, I made it again too!

It is so delicious and easy, I will be making it frequently!

debibob wrote:

This recipe does look great. I feel supported to see that others are dealing with plenty of food issues also.(I don't mean that I am happy you have food issue!) A bit of a drag, but helps to know others are out there with you! Recently had to totally stop dairy, corn, and most white potatoes-already can't eat gluten and soy. I take it on as a challenge to find great recipes, and this one looks really good. I loved the chickpea and butternut squash one-making it again tonight!

At least we're in good company!

I made this last night, with some modifications, and it was yummy! Great for the colder weather.