Red Lentil Pie
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
.5 Cup red lentils2 TBS olive oil4 Green Onions1.5 cups broccoli florets, chopped2 eggs2 TBS flour (or gluten free flour)1 cup cottage cheese1/3 cup feta cheese1/2 tsp cumin1/2 tsp dried basil2 TBS GF or regular bread crumbs OR corn meal
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
In a medium saucepan, combine lentils with 2.5 cups water. Cook over medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes, until soft. Remove from heat.
In a large frying pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Ass onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened. Add broccoli. Cover, reduce heat to med-low, and cook until soft, 6-8 minutes.
In medium bowl, coarsely mash cooked lentils with fork. Add eggs, flour, cottage cheese, feta, cumin, and basil. Blend well.
Sprinkle bread crumbs over bottom of a generously oiled 9-inch pie plate. Spoon half of lentil mixture evenly over crumbs. Cover with broccoli. Top with remaining lentils.
Bake 35 - 40 minutes until golden and puffy. Serve hot or at room temp. Great with Indian Raita (cucumber yogurt sauce).
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user YOGICHAR.
In a medium saucepan, combine lentils with 2.5 cups water. Cook over medium heat for 15 to 20 minutes, until soft. Remove from heat.
In a large frying pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Ass onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until softened. Add broccoli. Cover, reduce heat to med-low, and cook until soft, 6-8 minutes.
In medium bowl, coarsely mash cooked lentils with fork. Add eggs, flour, cottage cheese, feta, cumin, and basil. Blend well.
Sprinkle bread crumbs over bottom of a generously oiled 9-inch pie plate. Spoon half of lentil mixture evenly over crumbs. Cover with broccoli. Top with remaining lentils.
Bake 35 - 40 minutes until golden and puffy. Serve hot or at room temp. Great with Indian Raita (cucumber yogurt sauce).
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user YOGICHAR.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 112.9
- Total Fat: 6.2 g
- Cholesterol: 50.4 mg
- Sodium: 199.7 mg
- Total Carbs: 7.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
- Protein: 7.7 g
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