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Flourless Lentil and Cheese Bread with Avocado Sauce
A healthy, flourless, sugar-free lentil bread ideal for people with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes, served with a complementary avocado sauce.
Prep time
10 min, plus overnight soaking
Cook time
50 min
Total time
1 hr
Yield
20
Ingredients
21
Steps
10
Filed under: lentils, eggs, cheese, avocado, baked.
Source channel: Kochen Familie Cool
Key ingredients
dried lentils, eggs, dash of Himalayan salt, dried garlic, psyllium husk.
Ingredients
- 1 cup (200g) dried lentils
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup water
- A dash of Himalayan salt
- 1 tsp dried garlic
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tbsp psyllium husk
- ½ cup (50g) mozzarella cheese
- ½ cup (50g) cheddar cheese
- ¼ cup (30g) sesame seeds
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tablespoons chopped dill
- Vegetable oil for greasing the pan
- Sauce ingredients:
- 1 avocado
- 2 tablespoons Greek yogurt
- 3 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
- 2 cloves garlic
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Method
- Soak the dried lentils in water for several hours, preferably overnight.
- Rinse and drain the swollen lentils.
- Place lentils, eggs, water, Himalayan salt, dried garlic, olive oil, and psyllium husk in a blender and puree with an immersion blender.
- Add mozzarella cheese, cheddar cheese, baking powder, and chopped dill to the mixture and mix well.
- Grease a baking pan with vegetable oil.
- Pour the batter into the pan and make a slit on top.
- Sprinkle sesame seeds over the batter.
- Bake for 45–50 minutes at 180°C (350°F) until golden brown.
- For the sauce, blend avocado, Greek yogurt, chopped basil, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and black pepper until smooth.
- Serve the lentil bread with the avocado sauce.