Mujadara

Mujadara

Lentils, brown rice and caramelized onions

Warm and aromatic best describes our take on Mujadara, a classic Lebanese dish.

About once a week, we have a lebanese inspired dinner that usually includes our homemade Rustic Hummus, tabbouleh, fresh veggies, pita, and probably potatoes. Eating a meal comprised of a selection of small dishes served as appetizers is my most favourite way to eat, a little bit of this, a little bit of that. Come to think of it, this is probably why I cannot resist a good charcuterie board!

We add spinach to make this recipe a complete meal that hits all the important food groups: A protein (lentils), brown rice (carbohydrate) and spinach (vegetable).

Interested in seeing how we made it? A video follows the recipe, scroll down to view, or you can see it on instagram

Mujadara

Lentils, brown rice and caramelized onions
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Lebanese
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

Mujadara

  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • 3 onions thinly sliced
  • 2 tsp sea salt
  • 1 tsp fresh ground pepper
  • 1 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • cayenne pepper to taste. (I used 1/4 tsp)
  • 2 tsp red wine vinegar
  • 3 cups lentils canned lentils, drained and rinsed
  • 4 cups brown rice cooked (day old rice works really well)
  • 3 cups fresh spinach

Instructions
 

How to make Mujadara

  • In a large soup pot or dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high heat.
  • Add onions, salt and spices. and cook until they soften, stirring often. This will take about 10 minutes. Deglaze with red wine vinegar.
  • Add lentils, brown rice and spinach. Cook until spinach has wilted, about 3 minutes.
  • Taste and adjust seasoning. Add a squeeze of lemon juice and remove from heat.

Notes

Once the onions are cooked, you can remove half of them and use them as garnish. 
If you decide to go this route, use a slotted spoon or spatula to remove about half of the onions to a paper towel-lined plate and use as garnish later. 
Do you enjoy savoury main dishes? Add a cinnamon stick before you stir in the rice and discard before serving. 
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Mujadara (Video)

How to make Mujadara – Lentils with brown rice and spinach.