The different lentil sorts are dried and are storable.
To prepare salads or soups, the lentils are cooked or mashed and thus used as garnish to fish or meat.
Lentil flour is added to many dishes because of its binding properties: dry food products such as instant soups and sauces, snacks, diet supplements, diet food. At purchase, the list of ingredients should be reviewed in case lentils are contained.
Possible cross reaction: Lentils have common allergenic structures with certain grass pollen. If one is allergic or sensitised to grass pollen, allergic reactions may occur if one consumes lentils.
