--- title: "Lentils Lunch" description: "Simple simmered lentils with onion, garlic, and cumin in tomato broth." url: "https://briansunter.com/recipes/lentils-lunch" --- # Lentils Lunch Simple simmered lentils with onion, garlic, and cumin in tomato broth. 25 minutes cook 10 minutes prep 35 minutes total 4 servings lentils vegetarian lunch healthy Scale Units ## Nutrition Estimates per serving (recipe yields 4). - Calories - 37 - total 146 - Protein - 2.3g - total 9g - Carbs - 6g - total 24g - Fat - 1.5g - total 6g - Fiber - 1.8g - total 7g ## Ingredients - 2 cup dried lentils - 2 onion - 4 cloves garlic - 2 tbsp olive oil - 1 tsp ground cumin - 1 can diced tomatoes - 2 cups water - \- salt - \- black pepper to taste - \- fresh parsley or cilantro if desired and serve warm on its own ## Equipment - pot ## Instructions 1 Rinse the 1 cup dried lentils under cold water and drain. 2 Chop the onion . Mince the 2 cloves garlic . ### Cook 3 In a pot over medium heat, warm the 2 tbsp olive oil . Add the onion and 2 cloves garlic and sauté until softened, 4 minutes . 4 Stir in the rinsed 1 cup dried lentils and 1 tsp ground cumin . Mix well for 1 minute . 5 Add the 1 can diced tomatoes with their juice and 2 cups water , or enough to cover the lentils by about an inch. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until the lentils are tender, 25 minutes . ### Season and Serve 6 Taste and season with salt to taste and black pepper to taste . 7 Garnish with fresh parsley or cilantro if desired and serve warm on its own , over rice, or in wraps. Note You can substitute curry powder for the cumin. Note Use vegetable broth instead of water for more flavor. View Cooklang Source recipe.cook ``` --- title: Lentils Lunch description: "Simple simmered lentils with onion, garlic, and cumin in tomato broth." servings: 4 total time: 35 minutes prep time: 10 minutes cook time: 25 minutes tags: [lentils, vegetarian, lunch, healthy] cuisine: Mediterranean difficulty: easy nutrition-calories: 146 nutrition-protein: 9g nutrition-carbs: 24g nutrition-fat: 6g nutrition-fiber: 7g rating: 4.5 --- Rinse the @dried lentils{1%cup} under cold water and drain. Chop the @onion{1}. Mince the @garlic{2%cloves}. == Cook == In a #pot over medium heat, warm the @olive oil{2%tbsp}. Add the @onion{1} and @garlic{2%cloves} and sauté until softened, ~{4%minutes}. Stir in the rinsed @dried lentils{1%cup} and @ground cumin{1%tsp}. Mix well for ~{1%minute}. Add the @diced tomatoes{1%can} with their juice and @water{2%cups}, or enough to cover the lentils by about an inch. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer until the lentils are tender, ~{25%minutes}. == Season and Serve == Taste and season with @salt to taste and @black pepper to taste{}. Garnish with @fresh parsley or cilantro if desired and serve warm on its own{}, over rice, or in wraps. > You can substitute curry powder for the cumin. > Use vegetable broth instead of water for more flavor. ```