Healthy Mediterranean Lentil Bread (Gluten Free)
For a flourless bread loaf recipe, the texture of this bread is incredible. You would not believe that it does not contain flour. We love that it is packed with many vitamins and nutrients thanks to the healthy ingredients like lentils, eggs, olive oil and Greek yogurt. I like to eat this with some of my Lazy Tzatziki spread or just on its own.
I used a bag of Organic Red Lentils, rinsed them really well and soaked them overnight. I’m not gonna lie, getting them smooth with the hand immersion blender was not quick but it was effective. Next time I will probably use a food processor for that step!
Do not skip the salt, it is necessary for flavoring of the entire bread. The creamy Greek feta cheese, olives and dill all help in that department too. So basically if you’re looking for a healthy alternative to bread, this recipe is definitely for you!
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Healthy Mediterranean Lentil Loaf
Ingredients
- 2 cups red lentils, soaked overnight
- 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
- 3 eggs
- 1-2 tsp salt
- 5 tbs olive oil
- 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped Kalamata olives
- 2 tbs chopped fresh dill
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tbs sesame seeds (optional topping)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉. Line a 9×5 inch loaf pan with parchment paper.
- Drain and dry your lentils as best you can.
- If you're using a hand immersion blender then add the soaked lentils, yogurt, eggs and salt to a large bowl and stir until incorporated and mostly smooth. You can also add these ingredients to a food processor and blend until mostly smooth. Then transfer the mixture to your bowl.
- Next add to the bowl your oil, feta, olives, dill, baking powder, seasonings and mix to combine. Transfer the batter to your loaf pan and bang the pan lightly on your counter to eliminate air bubbles. Sprinkle top with sesame seeds evenly and bake the loaf for about 50-1 hour, or until toothpick comes out clean. Let it set in the pan for 10 minutes then transfer the loaf to a wire rack to cool completely.
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brilliant, delicious recipe so easy to make, love it 😍😘
Excellent recipe. Is the neutruional info per slice ?
10 servings, each serving is 238 calories?
Oh wow. I just made this following your recipe and it looks and smells amazing. It’s now sitting in the load tin for the 10 min as advised and then will transfer to a wire rack. Let me tell you, I seriously can’t wait to cut into this bad boy, it is calling me to slice and eat. Thank you for the recipe, I’m sure it will be super tasty.
I LOVE this loaf, soo yummy! I’ve made it a few times and the flavour is incredible. The only thing is it’s so dense, the pictures look fluffy with air bubbles in it but when I make it it’s all just dense and heavy. Im not sure what I’m doing wrong, do you have any suggestions on how to help with this?
Wow !!! Another delicious bread tried I forgot the sesame seeds but then I think I over did it with the lentils. Nevertheless 80% of the loaf was so yummm I had it with my chicken curry today omg!! 👌
i did make this and didn’t taste good. I have seen better recipes
How many serving does this make, or what is the serving size for the nutrition info you provided? Thank you
Hi Kathleen, serving sizes of each recipe are at the top of the recipe boxes
I tried, it’ amazing. thank you for the recipe
Thank you for trying it!
Absolutely yummy. I didn’t have dill so used rosemary which worked a treat.
Hi Daniela, I’m so glad you liked the loaf with the rosemary! Thanks for trying it out!
Hi. I’m very curious to try the recipe. However, I’m not a huge fan of the olives, so I’m going to use goat cheese and figs/dates. I saw someone mentioned walnuts & pumpkin seeds. So it’s going to be fun, just to try what ever falls off the shelf.
Hi Karen, yes i think those would be great substitutes here! Enjoy!
Simply delicious! Thank you 🙏. Avoid the salt as its way too much.
Hello! Yes! I’m so glad you liked the recipe!
made this lentil loaf today. I did not have olives or dill, so I used sun-dried tomatoes and parsley.
This was my first attempt at a gluten free bread and I’m very pleased with results. it has it’s own texture and is a bit crumbly but still nice and moist. The flavor 😋 is mild but I find it delicious!
shared some with 2 friends and they both gave it a thumbs up.
Hi Susan, I’m so glad you ended up liking the bread recipe! Thanks for trying it out and coming back to share your feedback!
Delicious! But mine only ended up about half as tall as yours, and much less fluffy inside. Any ideas where I might have gone wrong (I just did a regular loaf without olives or feta.)
Hi Kate, Check to make sure your leavening agent is not expired.
What leavening agent?
There are 2 teaspoons baking powder in this recipe
This looks delicious, and I will try it soon. I hate olives, though, so will be replacing those with walnuts or pumpkin seeds or pine nuts…
HI Sandra, or sun dried tomatoes…
WOW!! I can’t wait to make this for my GF husband! Thanks for posting!
Hi Denise, I hope you both enjoy it! Cheers!