Lentils and Rice with Onions

Name: Lentils and Rice with Onions
Ingredients: 225 g/8 oz/1¼ cups long grain rice seasoning to taste; 450 g/1 lb/2 cups lentils, soaked for 1 hour and rinsed; 150 ml/5 fl oz/⅔ cup olive oil; 675 g/1½ lb onions, halved and thinly sliced

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The New Vegetarian

By Colin Spencer

Published 1986

About

Use green or brown lentils in this recipe; they have a lovely, nutty flavour, and go particularly well with the slightly sweet taste of caramelized onions.

Ingredients

450 g/1 lb/2 cups lentils, soaked for 1 hour and rinsed
225

Main course
Vegan
Summer
Gluten-free

Method

Bring the lentils to the boil in about 900 ml 1½ pints/3¾ cups water. Simmer until nearly tender. Add the rice