Lentils w/ Sweet Potato, Spinach, Ginger, & Garlic
These Spinach Lentils consist of sweet potatoes, garlic, ginger, carolina reaper peppers, spinach, green and red lentils, and tomatoes. Along with a spice blend of nutmeg, cumin, coriander, mustard, salt, and pepper. Although lentils are a great recipe to mix and match your own favorite ingredients and seasonings to make your own.
Equipment
- Rice Cooker
Ingredients
- 1/2 sweet potato diced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 tbsp. ginger minced
- 1 carolina reaper optional (or pepper of choice)
- 2 c. spinach roughly chopped (divided 1 c. + 1 c.)
- dash nutmeg
- dash cumin
- dash coriander
- dash mustard
- dash salt
- dash pepper
- 3/4 c. green lentils
- 3/4 c. red lentils
- 3½ c. water
- 1 tomato diced
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients into a rice cooker. I like to start with the larger produce and then add the smaller ingredients. Top with the spices. And then add the lentils and water.This cooks the larger vegetables on the bottom, while dispersing the flavor profiles in the middle. Although with some mixing, this really doesn't matter all that much. Everything will eventually cook together!
- Press the cook button on the rice cooker. While lentils aren't rice, it does cook the same and oftentimes better than rice in a rice cooker. It typically takes 30-45 minutes.Alternatively you can simmer on the stove. Add all of the ingredients to a pot, bring uncovered to a boil, lower heat to a simmer, and cook for about 15 minutes, or until tender. Stir occasionally and test often. Turn off heat, add lid, and let sit another 5-10 minutes.
- When the lentils are fully cooked, fluff with a wooden spoon and serve. Do not use a fork or other metal utensil. It will scratch off the nonstick surface on the rice cooker. This will leach teflon into your food and cause future dishes to stick to the bottom!
Tips, Tricks, & Notes
- Any lentil, or even other grain or legume (like quinoa or rice) can be used as a substitute in this recipe without changing the ratios.