Lentils with spiced onions and vegetable salad

For a hearty vegetarian dish, look no further than this lentil with spiced onions and vegetable salad.

Recipe «Lentils with spiced onions and vegetable salad» presented in category Recipes / Salads, to prepare this dish you will need no more 30 minutes. To make this dish at home by prescription from the author Gomer would need: 1 cup dried red lentils, 3 cups water, 1/2 cup burghul, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 brown onion, chopped , 1 large red onion, thinly sliced, 1/2 tsp sumac, 1/2 tsp paprika , Pinch ground cumin, 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped, 2 tomatoes, diced, 2 cucumbers, diced, 1 small red onion, diced, 1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped, 1 small lemon, juiced, 1/2 tsp sumac.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup dried red lentils 
• 3 cups water 
• 1/2 cup burghul 
• 2 tbsp olive oil 
• 1 brown onion, chopped 
• 1 large red onion, thinly sliced 
• 1/2 tsp sumac 
• 1/2 tsp paprika 
• Pinch ground cumin 
• 1/2 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, finely chopped 
• 2 tomatoes, diced 
• 2 cucumbers, diced 
• 1 small red onion, diced 
• 1/4 cup flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped 
• 1 small lemon, juiced 
• 1/2 tsp sumac 

Instructions

1. Place lentils in a heavy-based saucepan with water. Cover. Bring to the boil. Skim froth from top of water and discard. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, for 25 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in burghul. Cover and set aside.
2. Meanwhile, heat oil in a frying pan over high heat. Add onion. Cook for 5 minutes or until soft. Add onion to lentil mixture. Mix to combine. (If consistency is too watery, add more burghul.)
3. Make spiced onions: Combine ingredients in a bowl. Season with pepper.
4. Make vegetable salad: Combine ingredients and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a bowl.
5. Spoon lentils onto plates. Serve with spiced onions and vegetable salad.