Name: Red Lentil, Potato and Spinach Puree
Ingredients: 1 1/2 c Onion; minced; 2 tb Garlic; minced; 1 ts Each Toasted Crushed Cumin And Coriander S; 2 ts Hot Chile Such As Serrano Or Jalapeno; minced, seeded; 2 tb Olive Oil; 2 lb Chopped Fresh Young Spinach,; washed & stemmed; 1 1/2 c Potatoes; diced, cooked; 2 c Red Lentil Sauce, Recipe Follows; Salt And Freshly Ground Pepper; Fresh Lemon Juice; Chopped Leaves And Frizzled Onions; Copyright, 1996, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved

[Four degrees of biblical foolishness:] The first degree is the Simple or Naive Fool, who is unthinking, gullible. He lacks the most basic understanding of moral cause and effect. The second degree is the Self-Confident Fool. He is known by his stubbornness, and by his big mouth. The third degree is the Committed Fool, who has decisively rejected wisdom, and instead pledged his allegiance to destructive ideas and behaviors. The fourth degree or terminal stage of Character Deficiency Syndrome is reached by the Scornful Fool, a mocker who is openly contemptuous of spiritual truth and moral righteousness.

Gary Nation

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains		New text im, Cooking rig	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1 1/2	c	Onion; minced
2	tb	Garlic; minced
1	ts	Each Toasted Crushed Cumin And Coriander S
2	ts	Hot Chile Such As Serrano Or Jalapeno; minced, seeded
2	tb	Olive Oil
2	lb	Chopped Fresh Young Spinach,; washed & stemmed
1 1/2	c	Potatoes; diced, cooked
2	c	Red Lentil Sauce, Recipe Follows
		Salt And Freshly Ground Pepper
		Fresh Lemon Juice
		Chopped Leaves And Frizzled Onions
		Copyright, 1996, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved

INSTRUCTIONS

GARNISH
Add onion, garlic, cumin, coriander and chiles to a deep saucepan with 2
tablespoons olive oil. Cook over moderate heat until onions are very soft
but not brown. Add spinach and cook briefly until spinach is wilted. Stir
in potatoes and lentil sauce and season to taste with salt, pepper and
drops of lemon juice. Garnish with chopped cilantro leaves and frizzled
onions, if desired.
Yield: 6 to 8 servings as a side dish
A simple Sauce with Red Lentils:
This is a healthy, almost non-fat "sauce" that uses pureed lentils to give
it richness and body. You can use other lentils too, such as, white, black,
green or common brown. You can add seasonings and flavorings of your
choice, such as, a good toasted curry powder, chopped herbs, ground pure
chile powder, etc.
3/4    cup red lentils
1/2    cup minced onion 2 teaspoons minced garlic 4 1/2 cups defatted
chicken stock, vegetable stock or water
Carefully pick over and rinse lentils. Add onions and garlic to a deep
saucepan and saute in oil until very soft but not browned. Add lentils and
stock or water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover and simmer gently
for 20 to 25 minutes or until lentils are very tender. Puree mixture with
an upright or immersion blender adding stock or water to yield desired
thickness. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Yield: about 2 cups 11/10/96
Recipe By     : COOKING RIGHT SHOW #CR9744
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #300
Date: Wed, 13 Nov 1996 05:47:34 -0500 (EST)
From: Bill Spalding <billspa@icanect.net>

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