Onion Cabbage and Lentils with Rice
This will surprise your vegetarian guests and just about anyone else with it’s flavour and colour combination. A great one to make extra and enjoy the leftovers for lunch-hot or cold!
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Yield 4 portions
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Canola Oil
- 1 Onion chopped
- 4 cloves Garlic minced
- 4 cups Cabbage thinly sliced
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1/2 tsp Tumeric ground
- 1 can Lentils (19 oz) drained and rinsed
- 1 Tomato chopped
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 3/4 cup Basmati Rice
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 1 1/2 cups Vegetable Broth
- Pinch each ground allspice and cardamom
Instructions
- In a large skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Cook onions and garlic, stirring occasionally for about 3 minutes or until starting to become golden. Add cabbage, cumin and turmeric. Saute for 3 minutes. Add lentils, tomato and half of the salt. Cover and cook on low for 5 minutes; keep warm.
- Meanwhile, in a saucepan combine rice, cinnamon, broth, allspice, cardamom and remaining salt. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook for about 10 minutes or until rice is tender.
- Spread rice onto platter fluffing with fork; remove cinnamon stick. Top with onion and cabbage mixture to serve.
Estimated Cost Per Serving:
Nutrition Facts
Onion Cabbage and Lentils with Rice
Per
431 g
Calories
590
% Daily Value*
Fat
8
g
12
%
Carbohydrates
103
g
34
%
Fibre
26
g
108
%
Sugars
10
g
11
%
Protein
34
g
68
%
Sodium
410
mg
18
%
Vitamin A
750
IU
15
%
Vitamin C
57.8
mg
70
%
Calcium
150
mg
15
%
Iron
10.8
mg
60
%
*5% or less is a little, 15% or more is a lot
Tips & Notes
To reduce salt: use low sodium broth and no salt added beans.
Recipe developed by Emily Richards