Rice Pilaf With Blackened Onions Recipe

Rice Pilaf  With Blackened Onions Recipe

Rice Pilaf With Blackened Onions Recipe. The Middle Eastern Food Kitchen (The home of delicious Middle Eastern Food Recipes) invites you to try Lebanese Lentil/Rice Pilaf With Blackened Onions recipe. Enjoy the  Middle Eastern Cuisine and learn how to make Lebanese Lentil/Rice Pilaf With Blackened Onions.

Total Time: 55 mins
Prep Time: 25 mins
Cook Time: 30 mins

Chef Kate's Note:

This recipe first appeared as part of a "meatless week-night meal" in the November, 2003 Bon Appetit. Originally posted by Mean Chef. ...Servings: 4

Ingredients:

4 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
2 (14 ounce) cans vegetable broth
3/4 cup dried lentils, rinsed, picked over
3/4 cup long-grain white rice
2 large onions, sliced
3 tomatoes, quartered lengthwise
1 cucumber, peeled, cut into rounds
plain yogurt
chopped fresh mint

Directions:

1  Heat 2 tablespoons oil in large saucepan over medium-high heat.
2 Add chopped onion and next 4 ingredients; sauté until onion softens, about 4 minutes.
3 Add broth and lentils; bring to boil.
4 Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, covered, 10 minutes.
5 Stir in rice; return to boil.
6 Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and cook until liquid is absorbed and rice and lentils are tender, about 15 minutes longer.
7 Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat.
8 Add sliced onions; sauté until soft and beginning to blacken, about 20 minutes.
9 Season pilaf to taste with salt and pepper.
10 Transfer to plates; top with blackened onions.
11 Place tomatoes and cucumber alongside.
12 Top pilaf with dollop of yogurt.
13 Sprinkle with mint. 

By Chef Kate
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