Spiced Red Lentils with Caramelized Onions and Spinach

Name: Spiced Red Lentils with Caramelized Onions and Spinach
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 946 milliliters cooked brown basmati rice or couscous; 1 teaspoons cumin seeds; 2 dried bay leaves; 1 Tbsp minced fresh ginger; 283 grams bunch spinach (not baby), stems finely chopped and leaves cut in half; or use thawed frozen spinach; 2 garlic cloves, minced; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon About kosher salt; 237 milliliters red lentils, rinsed well and drained; 1 serrano chile, minced; 1 teaspoons turmeric; 3 Tbsps vegetable oil, divided

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Spiced Red Lentils with Caramelized Onions and Spinach a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free and vegan recipe has 964 calories, 29g of protein, and 17g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 48% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. If you have kosher salt, turmeric, ground coriander, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the fresh ginger you could follow this main course with the Fresh Ginger Cookies as a dessert.

Instructions

Heat 2 tbsp. oil over medium heat in a large nonstick frying pan.

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Add onions and a pinch of salt and cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and very soft with crisp edges, about 30 minutes.

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Onion

Salt

Transfer half to a bowl and set aside.

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Meanwhile, put lentils in a saucepan with 3 cups water and the bay leaves. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, uncovered, and skim foam. Simmer just until tender, 5 to 10 minutes (they'll fall apart a little).

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Water

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Remove bay leaves and set lentils aside--don't drain.

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Stir chile, ginger, coriander, turmeric, and 1 tsp. salt into pan of onions and cook over medium heat until fragrant, about 1 minute.

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Turmeric

Ginger

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Add spinach and cook, stirring occasionally, until completely wilted, about 3 minutes. Stir onion-spinach mixture into pot of lentils and wipe frying pan clean.

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Spinach

Onion

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Heat 1 tbsp. oil in pan over medium heat.

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Add cumin and garlic and cook, stirring, until seeds are sizzling, about 1 minute; stir into lentils. Season with salt. Top lentils with reserved onion and serve over rice.

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Garlic