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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Middle Eastern >> Rest Middle Eastern

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large saucepan over medium heat. Add the cumin seeds, garlic, and ginger and cook for about 2 minutes, stirring constantly. | 2. Stir in the lentils and vegetable stock. Let cook, covered (but with venting for the steam), for 20 minutes on medium-high heat. | 3. After 20 minutes, remove from heat and stir in the mint and cilantro. | 4. In a frying pan (or skillet), heat the other tablespoon of olive oil over medium heat, add the onions, and cook for about 10 minutes or until softly translucent and browned. | 5. Toss the spinach in the hazelnut oil in a bowl, then divide between 4 serving plates. | 6. Mash the goat (or feta) cheese with the yogurt in a small bowl and season to taste with pepper. | 7. Divide the lentils between the serving plates and top with the onions and cheese mixture. Garnish with lemon quarters and serve with toasted rye bread, pitas, or melba toast. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
extra virgin olive oil	2	tablespoons	divided	89.0	0.0	19.8	0.5
cumin seed	2	teaspoons		15.75	1.8581	0.748	0.9353
garlic clove	2		crushed	89.0	0.0	19.8	0.5
gingerroot	2	teaspoons	grated powdered	89.0	0.0	19.8	0.5
red lentil	1 1/2	cups	split	1031.04	181.72799999999998	68.8608	6.2496
vegetable stock	3	cups		33.15	6.1659	1.5912	0.4641
mint	2	tablespoons	chopped	5.016	0.9587	0.3751	0.0832
cilantro	2	tablespoons	chopped	0.46	0.0734	0.0426	0.0104
red onion	2		sliced	128.0	29.888	3.52	0.32
baby spinach leaf	4	cups		89.0	0.0	19.8	0.5
hazelnut oil	1	teaspoon		39.78	0.0	0.0	4.5
goat cheese feta	100	g	crumbled soft	89.0	0.0	19.8	0.5
plain yogurt	4	tablespoons	strained	-	-	-	-
pepper				-	-	-	-
lemon	1		cut	1.2808	0.4116	0.0486	0.0132
rye bread			toasted	-	-	-	-

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