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Recipe Tags: 60 Minutes Or Less Time To Make Main Ingredient Cuisine Preparation Low Protein Palestinian Beans Asian Middle Eastern Easy Beginner Cook Diabetic Grains Dietary Low Sodium Low Cholesterol Low Saturated Fat Low Calorie Low Carb Inexpensive Lentils Low In Something Pasta Rice And Grains Presentation Served Hot

Lentils Couscous Recipe

I made this recipe the other day, instead of using rice , i used couscous, and it was really good. basically it is cooked the same as the lentils and rice recipe (mujadarah) only subsituting couscous for rice.

Steps

Saute onions with olive oil until golden brown.
Reserve 4 tablespoons of browned onions for garnish.
Meanwhile place lentils , water salt , and black pepper in a different saucepan and cook for around 20 minutes or until lentils are tender.
Add couscous , browned onions , cumin , and dash of cayenne to the lentils , stir , cover and simmer for about 5-10 minutes or until water is absorbed.
Place lentils and couscous in serving dish and garnish with 4 tablespoons of reserved browned onions.
This recipe is best when served with tomatoe salad.
See my recipe for tomatoe salad.

Ingredients

lentils, couscous, onions, olive oil, water, salt, black pepper, cumin, cayenne