Tomato and coconut-braised cabbage and lentils from Tenderheart: A Book About Vegetables and Unbreakable Family Bonds (page 116) by Hetty Lui McKinnon

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    Can substitute canned diced tomatoes for canned tomato puree; brown lentils, canned chickpeas, canned butter beans, or canned white beans for Puy lentils; and cauliflower for cabbage.

  • yelizaveta_38dvwk on April 24, 2026

    This was tasty and relatively easy, but probably not a make-again for me; just not a standout and lots of other cool recipes in this book I’d like to try. Note that it took MUCH longer than the stated 15 mins for the cabbage to soften in the final braise.

  • ethacher on January 23, 2026

    Easy, tasty, healthy! Put in a whole napa cabbage, lite coconut milk, extra turmeric. Brown lentils took closer to an hour to be cooked.

  • prkrgrant on January 02, 2026

    I absolutely loved this but my partner did not care for it much. For the effort it was good and I love anything that makes lentils delicious, the dinner felt quite healthy for how good it was.

  • bfurrow on January 26, 2025

    This dish is really balanced and delicious. We both enjoyed it. I also liked that it’s a one-pot meal and was relatively quick, and uses pantry staples as well as cabbage which I always have half of one to use up it seems.

  • MariaSwe on January 12, 2025

    I wasn't crazy about this. It was too rich and I will half the coconut milk next time. I forgot the lime and I really think that would have cut down some of the richness.

  • SheilaS on April 29, 2024

    Loved the contrast between creamy coconut milk and bright lime juice, both of which keep this bowl of cabbage and lentils from being stodgy. This is a winner!

  • pomona on March 24, 2024

    Absolute keeper of a recipe. So yummy.

  • et12 on February 18, 2024

    We really enjoyed this dish. The braised cabbage was particularly nice.

  • hbakke on June 23, 2023

    We loved this easy, flavorful lentil stew-like dinner. I used canned diced tomatoes in place of the tomato puree. I don't know if my lentils were old, but they took double the recommended time in the recipe to fully cook. I would make this again.

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