Since the Bittman Lentils were such a hit a few weeks ago, I thought I would share my most favorite way to make lentils…sorry Bittman, I like this one best!
And, even though Bittman’s lentils were good, and I would make them again, as I noted before, I think one of the main reasons I like these lentils better is because there is a mix of brown rice and lentils…not just lentils alone.
I’m eating these a bunch again, having gone back to following the CLEAN program…most of the time.
So, without further ado…my favorite lentil dish…so far.
Lentil Dish – CLEAN version – I adapted this from the Clean Program Forum.
1/2 cup lentils, preferably du Puy or green (I used green), rinsed and drained
1/2 cup uncooked short grain brown rice (I used organic)
3 1/2 cups vegetable broth (I used 2 cups organic vegetable broth and 1 cup organic chicken broth and 1/2 cup filtered water, because that is what I had in the pantry!)
1 bay leaf
1 tsp salt (I used pink/white Himalayan sea salt)
1 Tbsp olive oil (I used EVOO)
1 medium onion (I used three small onions from our garden)
1/8 tsp ground allspice (I used organic)
1 10 oz pkg frozen spinach, thawed and drained (I used 100% natural spinach from a sustainable farm)Combine the lentils, rice, broth, bay leaf and salt in a medium size pot over medium heat. Bring to a boil, reduce and simmer, partially covered, for 40-45 minutes, or until all the liquid has been absorbed and the lentils and rice are tender. Discard bay leaf. Heat oil in pan over medium-high heat. Add onions and saute, stirring for 5-8 minutes until golden brown. Add onions to lentil mixture and stir. Add allspice to lentil mixture and stir. Place spinach in the pan used to cook the onions and cook over medium-high heat, for 2-3 minutes until spinach is wilted. Drain off excess liquid and add spinach to lentil mixture. Serve warm. (I also topped mine with freshly ground black pepper.) You can also serve this with grilled fish or chicken, so for my leftovers, I’ll put in some pasture-fed chicken.
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I love lentils but don’t make them often enough as the family isn’t too thrilled with them. I just make them for myself and eat them for lunches all week! Thanks!
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Debbie, have you tried mixing lentils with brown rice? I don’t like the straight lentil dishes as well as I like the ones mixed 1:1 with cooked brown rice. Just a thought! (Or you can just keep them all to yourself!)
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Nice roundup! I am always looking for something new to do with lentils.
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Thanks honeybee and thanks for linking up your Kale Salad – on the way over to check it out. Love lentils! So many lentils…so little time.
Dr. Laura
Can’t wait to try this recipe. Baintrain and I were talking about going on a beans and or lentil and rice fast (1 week) and sending $ we save to hungry fam for Christmas…This recipe would be good to eat for a solid week. At least on this side of the fast it looks like it!
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Blessing on your thanksgiving!!
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Lib, I could definitely eat this one for a week for sure! What a great idea about sending the extra $ to someone for Christmas!!! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving too. And thanks again for the soon to be coming SCOBY!! I’ll try not to kill it
Dr. Laura
This sounds so good! I just got some Himalayan pink salt, HimalaSalt, from Sustainable Sourcing and I think I’ll try it out in this recipe. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Jessica – let me know how yours turns out!
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Hi Dr. Laura! I just wanted to first wish you a very blessed Thanksgiving with your lovely family! At this time of year I always like to say a special thank you to the people who have supported me and been generous with their time, knowledge and friendship. I count you among my blessings this year and look forward to tons more good times! I am linking up my coconut oil giveaway just in time for the holiday baking season! All the best and big hugs too! Alex
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Awww Alex…don’t make me cry!!! Thank you so much for your kind words and I hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well! Thanks for linking up your coconut oil giveaway – I went over and entered – I need some more! One can never have too much coconut oil. Thanks for being part of my life as well.
Hugs, Dr. Laura
Hi Laura,
I brought my Turkey Delight Casserole for all the leftovers. Hope you and your readers enjoy it. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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OHHH Miz Helen – I love turkey leftover recipes! Thank you for linking up. You can never have too many good turkey leftover recipes! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving too!
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Lovely lentils ,we all love lentils!!
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thannx a ton lods for tasty tuesdays!
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Oh those lentils sound seriously yummy! I’ve tried to link up my vegetarian chili, but it doesn’t seem to have worked and I’ve tried twice so I’ll leave it for a bit and check back as I don’t want to link up multiple times by mistake! Thanks for hosting and Happy Thanksgiving!
No worries April! It linked twice, but I just took the duplicate away. Glad you kept trying! Not sure why it was giving you a hard time. Thanks to you too and hope you had a great Thanksgiving!
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Come link up with Crock Pot Wednesdays. There’s a giveaway going on. http://diningwithdebbie.blogspot.com/2010/11/crock-pot-wednesday-2010-thanksgiving.html
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Thanks Debbie, I’ll keep crock pot Wednesday in mind for anything I cook with the crock pot (haven’t lately…maybe it’s time to pull it out again!)
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wow…this looks amazing! sort of reminds me a bit of hoppin’ john…but tastier and better for you! it is a great thing to throw into the rotation between now and christmas to keep my eating under control! thank you for sharing with tuesday night supper club
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Christy, just giving you more lentil choices
Never heard of hoppin’ john though… Thanks for hosting!
Dr. Laura
You are just the lentil queen Laura! Nice recipe. I will finally have one to share at your site this next week. I’ve been on a break. See you in a few days!
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HI Melodie, thanks
I just love lentils. Hope you had a great break!
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