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Spiced Lentils in Pocket Bread
Spiced Lentils in Pocket Bread
- Recipe Submitted by ADMIN on 09/26/2007
Category: Crockpot, Vegetarian
Ingredients List
- 1 c Lentils; rinsed and drained
- 1 md Carrot; shredded
- 1/2 c Red bell pepper; finely
- -chopped
- 2 Cloves garlic; minced or
- -pressed
- 1 Dried bay leaf
- 1 sm Dried hot red chile
- 1 ts Ground cumin
- 2 c Water
- Yogurt Sauce; (see recipe)
- 3 tb Olive oil
- 3 tb Red wine vinegar
- 1/2 c Green onions; thinly sliced
- 2 Stalks celery; thinly sliced
- Salt and pepper
- 4 Pita breads; *
Directions
* (each about 6 inches in diameter, cut into halves and warmed)
In 3-quart or larger electric slow cooker, combine lentils, carrot, bell
pepper, garlic, bay leaf, chile, and cumin; pour in water. Cover and cook
at low setting until lentils are tender when mashed with a fork (6-7
hours). Prepare Yogurt Sauce.
Drain lentil mixture, if necessary; remove and discard chile and bay leaf.
Mix in oil and vinegar; stir in onions and celery. Season to taste with
salt and pepper. To serve, spoon lentil mixture into pita bread halves; add
Yogurt Sauce to taste.
In 3-quart or larger electric slow cooker, combine lentils, carrot, bell
pepper, garlic, bay leaf, chile, and cumin; pour in water. Cover and cook
at low setting until lentils are tender when mashed with a fork (6-7
hours). Prepare Yogurt Sauce.
Drain lentil mixture, if necessary; remove and discard chile and bay leaf.
Mix in oil and vinegar; stir in onions and celery. Season to taste with
salt and pepper. To serve, spoon lentil mixture into pita bread halves; add
Yogurt Sauce to taste.
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