Brown Rice & Lentils

Brown Rice & Lentils

1 cup long-grain brown rice

1 cup dried brown lentils

3 medium yellow onions (about 1 1/2 pounds), thinly sliced

3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon sea salt

1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley

Bring rice and 2 cups water to a boil in a medium pot. Reduce heat to low, cover pot and simmer until liquid is completely absorbed and rice is just tender, about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, in a separate medium pot, bring lentils and 5 cups water to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover partially and simmer until lentils are tender but not falling apart, about 30 minutes. Drain, rinse in cold water and drain again.

While lentils and rice cook, bring 1/2 cup water to a simmer in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and cook until beginning to soften, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Add 1/4 cup water, cumin, cinnamon and salt and reduce heat to medium. Continue to cook about 15 minutes or until onions are soft and browned, stirring frequently and adding 1/4 cup water halfway through cooking or if onions begin to stick to skillet. Remove 1 cup cooked onions and set aside. Stir lentils, rice and pepper into skillet with remaining onions. To serve, top with reserved onions and garnish with parsley.

Brown Rice "Burgers"

Brown Rice "Burgers"

1 cup brown rice cooked
1/4 cup pecan
1/4 cups walnuts
1 medium potato diced small
1 carrot diced small
1 stalk celery diced small
1/2 cup green & red pepper diced small
2 cloves garlic minced
2 teaspoons shoyu soy sauce
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
dash of oregano
dash cayenne pepper
olive oil

Place about a tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet and put in the first 5 ingredients, except nuts. Allow to cook about 8 minutes on low to soften the veggies, then add the garlic and soy sauce and continue cooking another couple of minutes.

While the vegetables are cooking, process the nuts in a food process until totally ground. When the veggies have cooled put them into the food processor, and add the dash of oregano, cayenne and yeast.

Process until all the ingredients are well combined.

Add a little more oil to the skillet and let it get nice and hot on a medium temperature. (I personally used a griddle.) You will need to wet your hands when making the patties because they are a little sticky. Cook until golden brown on both sides about 7 minutes per side. Don't flip until a crust forms on the bottom. Serve with your favorite toppings.

Makes 4 patties.