Lentil Stuffed Tomatos

Lentil Stuffed Tomatoes

Ingredients

Instructions

STEP 1:

Rinse rice and lentils in a strainer. Place in a small saucepan and stir in boiling water. Cover. Cook for 10 minutes over medium heat.

STEP 2:

STEP 3:

Meanwhile, melt butter or margarine in a saut? pan. Add onion and saut? until golden brown over medium low heat. Stir in lentil mixture and mint. Season generously with salt and pepper.

STEP 4:

STEP 5:

Slice the tops off tomatoes, and reserve. Scoop out the middles, and reserve. Fill tomato shells with lentil mixture, and replace the tops. Stand in a baking dish.

STEP 6:

Chop reserved tomato middles, and place in a small bowl. Mix in oil and garlic. Pour around the stuffed tomatoes.

STEP 7:

STEP 8:

Bake in a preheated 450 degree F (230 degree C) for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from oven, and serve.

STEP 9: