[recipe] Lentils with Spinach (vegan)

[Guest guest]

Here is a yummy recipe that I enjoy eating with

mashed potatoes or on brown rice.

 

Lentils with Spinach (vegan)

 

2 cups lentils, rinsed and drained

6 cups water

1 serrano chili, seeded and minced (optional; use whatever type of chili you

prefer)

2 bunches fresh spinach or swiss chard, chopped or 20 oz. frozen leaf spinach

1 medium onion, sliced thinly

2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced

5 Tbs olive oil

1 tsp ground cumin

salt and pepper to taste

 

Combine lentils, water and chili in a pot.

Bring to a boil and simmer until lentils are

tender, about 40 minutes. Wash spinach or

chard thoroughly. Keep pinkish roots and cook

together with leaves. If using chard, cut off stems.

( these you can use for a vegetable dish, steamed

until tender and served with balsamic vinegar, salt

and pepper) Heat oil and fry onion and garlic until

soft. Add spinach, onion and garlic to lentil.

Add cumin, salt and pepper.

Yield: 6 servings. (great with brown rice)

 

~ PT ~

 

Approach love and cooking with reckless abandon.

~ The Dalai Lama