Middle Eastern
Middle Eastern Mujadara
Brown lentils and rice topped with deeply caramelized onions, served with cucumber salad or plain vegan yogurt.
Prep10 min
Cook45 min
Total55 min
Serves4
The good part
This vegan mujadara turns lentils, rice, and onions into a deeply savory budget dinner.
Vegan swap
Serve with plain unsweetened vegan yogurt if you want a cooling side, not dairy yogurt.
Serving ideas
Add cucumber tomato salad, pickles, lemony greens, or extra caramelized onions.
Gather
Ingredients
- 1 cup brown lentils
- 1 cup long-grain rice
- 3 large onions, thinly sliced
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice
- 3 cups water or vegetable broth
- Salt and black pepper
- Cucumber salad or plain vegan yogurt
Make
Method
- 01Cook lentils until just tender, then reserve their cooking liquid.
- 02Slowly cook onions in olive oil until deeply caramelized and crisp at the edges.
- 03Cook rice with lentils, cumin, allspice, salt, and reserved lentil liquid.
- 04Rest covered for 10 minutes, then fluff.
- 05Top with caramelized onions and serve with cucumber salad or vegan yogurt.
Keep cooking
Swaps, storage, and useful next steps.
Estimated nutrition varies by ingredients and brands used.