Comments on: Lentil Pilaf, Side Dish

By: ilse

ilse — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 17:39:35 +0000

off to find the above mentioned balsamic reduction and YUM, lentil pilaf this week!

By: jenny in cg

jenny in cg — Sat, 02 Oct 2010 18:45:41 +0000

okay, I know this posting was from a long time ago but I still must comment:

LENTILS IN THE RICE COOKER?! GENIUS!!!
I love my rice cooker and we love lentils. I can't wait to try it. We will have lentils on next week's menu.

By: Gigi

Gigi — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:54:15 +0000

Update! I'm cooking lentils in the rice cooker, as I type this! In case anyone's interested, I posted my recipe at my place: http://thegreenecastle.blogspot.com/2009/10/lenti...

By: SnoWhite

SnoWhite — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 11:00:24 +0000

they are delicious – and that pilaf looks mighty tasty.

By: rachel

rachel — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:04:06 +0000

yummy yummy yummy yummy yummy

Did I mention yummy?

Lentils are definitely photogenic but they ARE delicious!

By: Gigi

Gigi — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:05:09 +0000

Lentils in the rice cooker! Brilliant!

I've only just discovered the rice cooker, and it's my new favorite gadget in the world. Along with it, I discovered Lundberg Organics Short Grain Brown Rice. WOW.

I love to make Mujadarra (onions, rice, lentils), but the timing is complicated because I use brown rice, so it takes twice as long to cook as the lentils. Delicious!!

By: Lucy

Lucy — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 11:52:40 +0000

Lentils would be an entirely new territory for my crew. Howecer, anything with red pepper and pig is usually a go with them, so I'll try it that way. Also, any help at all with taking veggies "from ok to WOW" would be super.

By: HeatherSolos

HeatherSolos — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:56:47 +0000

Excellent! I'm glad she liked it. My kids will eat this, begrudgingly, but I'd probably face a full on revolt with crushed red pepper.

By: HeatherSolos

HeatherSolos — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 09:55:50 +0000

I will definitely try that. That reminds me. I *still* haven't posted my balsamic reduction technique. It's one of the most simple tricks in the world and takes a lot of vegetables from ok to WOW.

By: Milehimama

Milehimama — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 05:27:21 +0000

If you use balsamic vinegar in place of lemon juice – it's amazing. Balsamic takes lentils to a whole new level. (Now, there's a sentence only a cheap-o nerd would write!)

Cook lentils just like rice to keep them from getting mushy. 1 c. lentils, 2 c. water, cover, bring to a boil for a minute, turn to low for 20 minutes. You can even cook lentils in a rice cooker. I usually cook lentils and rice together at the same time!