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Lentils and Rice with Caramelized Onions

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    4 to 6

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      1 hr

Appears in
The Best Recipes in the World: More Than 1,000 International Dishes to Cook at Home

By Mark Bittman

Published 2005

  • About

A slightly labor-intensive but wonderful vegetarian dish that, with it’s contrasting textures and slight sweetness, makes a terrific main course or a first-rate side dish.

Other legumes you can prepare this way: split yellow or green peas.

Ingredients

  • 3 large onions, thinly sliced
  • ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • Salt and black pepper to taste

Method

  1. Put the onions in a large skillet with a lid and turn the heat to medium. Cover and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are dry and almost sticking to the pan, about 20 minutes. Add the oil and a large pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions brown, another 10 to 15 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, put the lentils in a

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