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• Recipe Overview
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• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Make the yogurt-sumac sauce by mixing together yogurt, sumac powder, 1 clove minced garlic, and 1 tablespoon minced onion. Allow to sit at room temperature for about an hour. (Can be made ahead of time and refrigerated.). | 2. Cook the lentils in simmering water until tender, following package directions. Drain and set aside. | 3. Put couscous in a bowl with 3 cups of boiling water. Stir and let sit away from heat until all water is absorbed and couscous is tender. Set aside. | 4. Heat olive oil over medium heat. Add chopped onion and sauté until onion is transparent. Add garlic and bell pepper, and sauté for 2-3 minutes, until vegetables are softened. Add carrots and green beans. Cover and simmer for about 10 minutes, until green beans are tender. Stir occasionally. | 5. When green beans are cooked, stir in the spinach and simmer 1-2 minutes, until spinach is wilted. Stir in the za'tar, salt and pepper to taste, and remove from heat. | 6. Mix the vegetable mixture with the lentils, couscous, and feta. Stir gently until well combined. Serve topped with diced tomatoes and cucumber, and with yogurt-sumac sauce to taste. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
plain yogurt	2	cups		-	-	-	-
sumac	1	tablespoon	ground	-	-	-	-
garlic clove	1		minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
onion	1	tablespoon	minced	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
red lentil	1	cup	dried	687.36	121.152	45.9072	4.1664
couscous	2	cups	uncooked	1300.96	267.9078	44.1496	2.2144
olive oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
onion	1		chopped	64.0	14.944	1.76	0.16
garlic clove	2		minced	4.47	0.9918	0.1908	0.015
red bell pepper	1		diced	-	-	-	-
carrot	3		sliced	75.03	17.5314	1.7019	0.4392
green bean	1/2	lb	trimmed cut	70.3069	15.8077	4.1504	0.499
spinach	2	cups	raw chopped	66.0	11.7	6.6	0.9
za'atar spice mix	1	tablespoon		-	-	-	-
salt pepper				-	-	-	-
feta	8	ounces	diced	598.752	9.2761	32.2283	48.263000000000005
tomato	2		seeded diced	80.4198	17.3796	3.9316	0.8936
cucumber	1		peeled seeded diced	-	-	-	-

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.