Nutty rice and lentil salad

Ingredients 10

Servings 3-4

Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

15

ml

oil
1

onion, chopped
30

ml

brown sugar
45

ml

rice vinegar
2

cans, brown lentils, drained and rinsed
2

sun-dried tomatoes, chopped
15

ml

lemon juice
500-750

ml

cooked rice
45

ml

chopped fresh coriander
45

ml

chopped fresh mint salt and freshly ground black pepper handful of mixed nuts, roughly chopped

Method

10 minutes

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.

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