Cooking & Baking

Source-https://www.food.com/recipe/onion-lentils-and-rice-30698

INGREDIENTS
UNITS: US

3 tablespoons olive oil

3 medium onions, sliced (not diced)

3 1/2 cups water*** I used half veggie broth & water

1 cup lentils***I used green

1 cup rice

2 teaspoons cumin

1teaspoon salt


DIRECTIONS
Heat olive oil in skillet, saute the onions with 1 tsp cumin until lightly browned (can add some garlic too, if desired).
Remove 1/3 of the onions and set aside.
Continue cooking the rest of the onions until dark brown and black in places.*** I have found black caramelized onions are bitter to my taste, so I keep a close eye on the onions.
In the meantime, bring water to a boil in a saucepan, add the lentils, reduce heat, and cover, simmering for 15 minutes.
To the lentils, add the 1/3 lightly browned onions, rice, salt, and remaining 1 tsp cumin.
Cover and simmer 15 minutes or until rice is tender.


I added in some spinach & a few cut in half cherry tomatoes
Remove from heat and stir in the well-browned onions.
Cover and let stand for 5-10 minutes.
Serve!