Nutty rice and lentil salad

Name: Nutty rice and lentil salad
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3-4 servings
Cuisine: Family
Ingredients: 15 ml oil; 1 onion chopped; 30 ml brown sugar; 45 ml vinegar rice; 2 canned brown lentils drained and rinsed; 2 sun-dried tomatoes chopped; 15 ml lemon juice; 500-750 ml rice cooked; 45 ml fresh coriander chopped; 45 ml chopped fresh mint salt and freshly ground black pepper handful of mixed nuts, roughly chopped

3-4 servings Prep: 10 mins, Cooking: 10 mins

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Alvia antoniades of Estcourt in KwaZulu-Natal adds 125 ml couscous to the rice. We omitted the couscous in favour of chopped fresh herbs for extra flavour.

By Food24 June 22 2018

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Ingredients (10)

15 ml	oil
1	onion — chopped
30 ml	brown sugar
45 ml	vinegar — rice
2	canned brown lentils — drained and rinsed
2	sun-dried tomatoes — chopped
15 ml	lemon juice
500-750 ml	rice — cooked
45 ml	fresh coriander — chopped
45 ml	chopped fresh mint salt and freshly ground black pepper handful of mixed nuts, roughly chopped

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Method:

Alvia antoniades of Estcourt in KwaZulu-Natal adds 125 ml
couscous to the rice. We omitted the couscous in favour of chopped fresh herbs
for extra flavour.

1. Heat the oil and fry the onion until soft. Add the brown
sugar and stir-fry until slightly caramelised.

2. add the vinegar, lentils, tomatoes and lemon juice.

3. add the rice, coriander and mint. Season with salt and
pepper if necessary.

4. mix gently and serve with a scattering of nuts.