Posts tagged lentils

Indian Veggie Surprise
You’ll need
1 cup mixed rice / lentils / split peas
2 sweet potatoes
1 yellow bell pepper
1 red onion
5 handfulls of spinach
2 cups chopped mushrooms
turmeric
red pepper flakes
simmer sauce
Now What
cook rice mix 
chop potatoes and soak in water for 10 minutes
chop onions. add to skillet on medium heat. little earth balance in skillet
drain potatoes. add turmeric and red pepper flakes to potatoes
add potatoes to skillet
stir mixture and cook for 10 minutes
chop and add bell pepper
chop and add mushrooms
add spinach and stir until spinach shrinks
add rice mixture and stir up
add (or skip) 1/2 cup simmer sauce
stir for 2 minutes 
remove from heat and enjoy!

Indian Veggie Surprise

You’ll need

1 cup mixed rice / lentils / split peas

2 sweet potatoes

1 yellow bell pepper

1 red onion

5 handfulls of spinach

2 cups chopped mushrooms

turmeric

red pepper flakes

simmer sauce

Now What

cook rice mix 

chop potatoes and soak in water for 10 minutes

chop onions. add to skillet on medium heat. little earth balance in skillet

drain potatoes. add turmeric and red pepper flakes to potatoes

add potatoes to skillet

stir mixture and cook for 10 minutes

chop and add bell pepper

chop and add mushrooms

add spinach and stir until spinach shrinks

add rice mixture and stir up

add (or skip) 1/2 cup simmer sauce

stir for 2 minutes 

remove from heat and enjoy!

Kale Risotto
Serves 4 - yay for leftovers!
You’ll Need
1/2 cup lentils
1/2 cup wild rice
4 big handfuls of kale
1 table spoon dijon
4 shakes hot sauce
2 table spoons balsamic
1 table spoon nutritional yeast
Now What
Cook rice and lentils together. Under do them so there is a bit of water in the pot. About 15 minutes. Remove from heat. 
Steam kale
Combine rice & lentils with steamed kale
Combine dijon, hot sauce & balsamic together
Pour mixture over dish
Mix well
Sprinkle nutritional yeast over top
Enjoy!

Kale Risotto

Serves 4 - yay for leftovers!

You’ll Need

1/2 cup lentils

1/2 cup wild rice

4 big handfuls of kale

1 table spoon dijon

4 shakes hot sauce

2 table spoons balsamic

1 table spoon nutritional yeast

Now What

Cook rice and lentils together. Under do them so there is a bit of water in the pot. About 15 minutes. Remove from heat. 

Steam kale

Combine rice & lentils with steamed kale

Combine dijon, hot sauce & balsamic together

Pour mixture over dish

Mix well

Sprinkle nutritional yeast over top

Enjoy!

lentils, rice & beans with steamed kale, arugula and carrots! Warmed with salsa and corn tortillas! What’s for lunch at your house? xo

lentils, rice & beans with steamed kale, arugula and carrots! Warmed with salsa and corn tortillas! What’s for lunch at your house? xo

Steamed Spinach, chopped orange pepper, over lentils + rice + curry.

Steamed Spinach, chopped orange pepper, over lentils + rice + curry.

Wild rice & lentils with pineapple & orange pepper (Taken with Instagram)

Wild rice & lentils with pineapple & orange pepper (Taken with Instagram)

lentils and rice + steamed spinach + curry = good!

lentils and rice + steamed spinach + curry = good!