Brown Rice and Lentils

Marlowe Earl's Note:

I found this recipe ages ago as a base for a vegetable stew. I have yet to get to the stew part. These two ingredients make a complete protein and I find it very satisfying. For breakfast, I love it heated with a bit of Splenda Brown Sugar, cinnamon, a dash of cayenne and a touch of butter.

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 10

• 2 cups organic whole grain brown rice
• 1 cup organic green lentil
• 6 cups water
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1 teaspoon salt

Directions:

1. Rinse the lentils and rice.
2. Add to water, olive oil and salt.
3. Bring to a boil.
4. Cover.
5. Reduce the heat to low.
6. Cook approximately 45 minutes.
7. Stir to fluff the mixture.
8. Serve.

Reviews

[francoroni]

Extremely simple recipe, and a good base, but lacking in spices. I added more salt plus cayenne pepper and that helped out a lot. Next time I'll substitute half the water for vegetable broth, and I think that will make it a 4 star recipe.

[Tofu Love]

For how simple this was to make and how few ingredients it required, this recipe was great. I made a shiitake mushroom stock to use in place of the water (I soaked 6 dried mushrooms in 3 cups of water for 3 hours - I halved the recipe. In a pinch, you can soak for approx. 30 minutes with the burner on warm). And I added a drop of soy sauce to my serving. This makes the perfect side dish, but really is a main dish on its own with all that protein. I ate this with boiled broccoli. Very easy and delicious. And so many ways you can dress it up.

[mandagirl]

Simple and delicious. Just what I was looking for, for dinner last night. I did replace the water with organic chicken broth.