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Ingredients · Beans & lentils

Puy lentils

Notably iron-rich for a store-cupboard staple: around 3mg per cooked portion, alongside 9g of protein.

Portion
4 heaped tbsp, cooked (100g)
Typical price
about £2 for 500g dried, or £1.10 for a ready pouch £
In season
Year-round
On this site
9 recipes

Nutrition per portion

Approximate values per 4 heaped tbsp, cooked (100g)
Calories116 kcal
Protein9g
Carbohydrates16.5g
– of which sugars0.4g
Fibre7.9g
Fat0.4g
– of which saturates0.1g
Calcium19mg
Iron3mg
Salt0g

Buying & storing

  • Dried cost roughly half as much per portion as pouches
  • No soaking needed; they cook in 25 minutes
  • Refill shops often stock them loose

Keep it well: Dried lentils keep for a year or more in a sealed jar; cooked ones last three days in the fridge.

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Recipes that use puy lentils

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