Lentils - Jacob's Guile

Name: Lentils - Jacob's Guile
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 1 h 15 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 1 pot of Jacob's Guile, 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups lentils (dry); 3 onions (chopped); 1/4 cup olive oil; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 cup rice; 2 tablespoons butter; 3 cups water (approximate); 6 cups spinach (washed and dried in salad spinner)

Submitted by Sweetiebarbara

"This is an adaptation from Woman's Encyclopedia of Cookery. The smell of the onions in the olive oil enticed even my children. This is hearty and can be the main dish, or served with lamb. We usually have it over a large bed of spinach. Sometimes we add fresh chopped tomatoes and thinly sliced onions. I certainly feel this is a comfort food."

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Ready In:: 1hr 30mins
Ingredients:: 8
Yields:: 1 pot of Jacob's Guile
Serves:: 6

ingredients

1 ¹⁄₂ cups lentils (dry)
3 onions (chopped)
¹⁄₄ cup olive oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 cup rice
2 tablespoons butter
3 cups water (approximate)
6 cups spinach (washed and dried in salad spinner)

directions

Wash lentils.
Add water to cover lentils, boil for 2 minutes.
Remove from heat, cover, and let stand 1 hour.
Slowly cook onions with salt, in olive oil over low heat, until they start to brown.
Add to lentils.
Rinse rice.
Saute rice in butter until it looses its translucency, and again becomes very white.
Add to lentils and onions.
Add 2 cups water.
Cook until rice and lentils are tender, about 25 minute.
Serve over a large bed of spinach.

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Reviews

I used to have this same recipe written down and had lost it. So happy to have found this again! We used to pile the lentil dish on top of a cold tossed salad and use Italian dressing or a nice olive oil and vinegar dressing on top of everything. The warm lentils atop a cold crunchy salad are heaven. This is also great with the lentils and dressed salad stuffed into pita pockets for lunch.

Martha W.
love this dish--although I don't add the rice--just make the lentils and serve it over rice! Very tasty, comfort food. Add more salt as needed to taste.

lori.vdk

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Sweetiebarbara

Staunton, Virginia

I live in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with my husband and our cat, Lizzie Borden. We had a wonderful dog, and now have 3 more cats to keep us company.

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