Lentils with Rice
Lentils with Rice

Hello everybody, it is me, Dave, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to make a distinctive dish, lentils with rice. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook lentils with rice using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Lentils with Rice:
  1. Prepare 1 cup brown or green lentils
  2. Prepare 2 leeks, white and light green parts only, roots trimmed
  3. Make ready 2 1/4 teaspoons salt, more as needed
  4. Prepare 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
  5. Get 2 garlic cloves, minced
  6. Make ready 3/4 cup long-grain rice
  7. Make ready 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  8. Take 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  9. Take 1/4 teaspoon cayenne
  10. Get 1 bay leaf
  11. Make ready 4 cups trimmed and chopped spring greens (chard leaves, spinach, kale, mustard green pr a combination (or 4 large onions)

Rinse lentils and rice under cold water and allow to drain. The lentils and rice recipe is made so fast you can make it in the morning before going to work, add it to one of those amazing thermos containers and enjoy your hot lunch a couple hours later. OR, you can add them to a freezer-friendly container and freeze for up to a month. Meanwhile, mix all the garlic yogurt ingredients in a bowl, season and set aside.

Instructions to make Lentils with Rice:
  1. Place lentils in a large bowl and add warm tap water to cover by 1 inch. Let soak.
  2. Meanwhile, halve leeks lengthwise; run under warm water to release any grit. Thinly slice leeks crosswise
  3. Heat oil in a Dutch oven or large pot over medium-high heat. Add leeks and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown and crispy, 5 to 10 minutes. Transfer half the leeks to a bowl to use for garnish and sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt.
  4. Stir garlic into the pot with the remaining leeks and cook for 15 seconds until fragrant. Stir in rice and sauté 2 minutes. Stir in cumin, allspice and cayenne; sauté 30 seconds.
  5. Drain lentils and stir into pot. Add 4 1/4 cups water, 2 teaspoons salt, bay leaf and cinnamon stick. Bring to a simmer. Cover and cook over low heat for 15 minutes. Rinse greens in a colander and spread damp leaves over lentil mixture. Cover and cook 5 minutes more, until rice and lentils are tender and greens are wilted. Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Serve sprinkled with reserved crispy leeks

OR, you can add them to a freezer-friendly container and freeze for up to a month. Meanwhile, mix all the garlic yogurt ingredients in a bowl, season and set aside. Add the rice, cumin, cinnamon, and bayleaf to the lentils. Serve lentils and rice topped with the caramelized onions, chopped fresh parsley, lemon wedges, and Greek yogurt if desired. Lentils recipes Lentils are so versatile, cheap and delicious.

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