Search YouTube for “lentil flatbread” and you’ll find lots of videos. Here’s my version. Use red lentils cuz they break down easier than the others. Also because they are not only the most nutritious lentils but also the most nutritious member of the legume family as noted by my favorite nutrition expert, Dr. Michael Greger, in these two videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srkBZaF6VoA (49 seconds)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXxFdBwvLRE (5 minutes)

LENTIL BREAD RECIPE

(My version, adapted from others

Rinse and soak 1 cup red lentils overnight or at least a couple hours.

Preheat the oven to 425 °F.

Prep a baking sheet with a silicone mat. Some recipes use parchment paper with olive oil but don’t use the oil unless you’re okay with clogged arteries.

Drain and add the soaked lentils to a food processor, along with 1/2 teaspoon baking powder and some flavor ingredients. I like onions, jalapeno peppers, and garlic. And salt if you must.

Blend until smooth. Add water until it’s creamy. Spread as evenly as possible onto the silicone sheet.

Bake at 425 for 20 minutes or until it shows little brown patches.

After it cools for 5 minutes or so it should peel right off the silicone mat. If not, you didn’t bake it long enough.

Use it for a pizza crust or smear things on it such as creamy avocado, hummus, peanut butter, or Anja’s cauliflower butter (see next recipe).

VEGAN BUTTER

Here’s a great alternative for dairy butter from Anja’s Youtube channel, Cooking with Plants. It’s got a surprise ingredient – psyllium husk – so it might help you poop. Also a bit of turmeric, which is first on most lists of healthiest spices.

TEN SPICE SOUP

Here’s a terrific soup from Angela Liddon’s Oh She Glows YouTube channel. The recipe includes olive oil but skip that if you’re into living longer. Water or vegetable stock works well for sauteing the onions. She also has a spice blend with lots of ingredients. I’m sure it’s good but I always use Cajun seasoning and it works just fine (but it’s got salt).

https://ohsheglows.com/…/10-spice-vegetable-soup…/

BLACK BEAN BROWNIES

Chocolate Covered Katie has tons of brownie recipes on her YouTube channel. This black bean brownie recipe is the only one I’ve tried and it’s great but don’t use the coconut oil. Under the nutrition facts she suggests subbing peanut butter. I’ve tried that and it works; so does apple sauce.

https://chocolatecoveredkatie.com/black-bean-brownies…/

WHY TO AVOID OIL, INCLUDING OLIVE OIL AND COCONUT OIL

Lots of my favorite doctors have videos about the health hazards of oil. Here are two from Dr. Greger, one about coconut oil and one about olive oil.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZzuPAD0_F8 (5 minutes)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4WD8Bm7s_I&t=2s (3 1/2 minutes)

REASONS TO GO VEGAN

Here’s a 6 minute video from another one of my favorite doctors, Dr. Neal Barnard, citing 21 reasons to go vegan in 2021. I’m guessing the same reasons apply to 2022.