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Name: Spiced Lentils in Pocket Bread
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 3 h 30 min
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 sm Dried hot red chile; 1 ts Ground cumin; 1/2 c Green onions thinly sliced; 1/2 c Red bell pepper finely; 2 Stalks celery thinly sliced; Salt and pepper; 3 tb olive oil; 2 Cloves garlic minced or; 1 c Lentils rinsed and drained; 1 Dried bay leaf; 2 c Water; 3 tb Red wine vinegar; 1 md Carrot shredded; 4 Pita breads *; Yogurt Sauce (see recipe)

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INGREDIENTS

1 sm Dried hot red chile
1 ts Ground cumin
1/2 c Green onions ; thinly sliced
1/2 c Red bell pepper ; finely
2 Stalks celery ; thinly sliced
Salt and pepper
3 tb olive oil
2 Cloves garlic ; minced or
1 c Lentils ; rinsed and drained
1 Dried bay leaf
2 c Water
3 tb Red wine vinegar
1 md Carrot ; shredded
4 Pita breads ; *
Yogurt Sauce ; (see recipe)

INSTRUCTIONS

* (each about 6 inches in diameter, cut into halves and warmed) In 3-quart or larger electric slow cooker, combine lentils, carrot, bell pepper, garlic, bay leaf, chile, and cumin; pour in water. Cover and cook at low setting until lentils are tender when mashed with a fork (6-7 hours). Prepare Yogurt Sauce. Drain lentil mixture, if necessary; remove and discard chile and bay leaf. Mix in oil and vinegar; stir in onions and celery. Season to taste with salt and pepper. To serve, spoon lentil mixture into pita bread halves; add Yogurt Sauce to taste. From Maria Rost Rublee Per serving: 447 Calories; 12g Fat (23% calories from fat); 20g Protein; 68g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 357mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 4 Starch/Bread; 1 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 2 Fat NOTES : For a Sunday night sandwich supper, spoon this savory lentil filling--warm or at room temperature--into heated pita bread halves. Recipe by: Sunset Crockery Cookbook Posted to EAT-LF Digest by "Ellen C." on Dec 5, 1999,

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Spiced Lentils in Pocket Bread

1 sm Dried hot red chile
1 ts Ground cumin
1/2 c Green onions thinly sliced
1/2 c Red bell pepper finely
2 Stalks celery thinly sliced
 Salt and pepper
3 tb olive oil
2 Cloves garlic minced or
1 c Lentils rinsed and drained
1 Dried bay leaf
2 c Water
3 tb Red wine vinegar
1 md Carrot shredded
4 Pita breads *
 Yogurt Sauce (see recipe)

* (each about 6 inches in diameter, cut into halves and warmed)    In 3-quart or larger electric slow cooker, combine lentils, carrot, bell  pepper, garlic, bay leaf, chile, and cumin; pour in water. Cover and cook  at low setting until lentils are tender when mashed with a fork (6-7  hours). Prepare Yogurt Sauce.    Drain lentil mixture, if necessary; remove and discard chile and bay leaf.  Mix in oil and vinegar; stir in onions and celery. Season to taste with  salt and pepper. To serve, spoon lentil mixture into pita bread halves; add  Yogurt Sauce to taste.    From Maria Rost Rublee <mrublee@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu>    Per serving: 447 Calories; 12g Fat (23% calories from fat); 20g Protein;  68g Carbohydrate; 0mg Cholesterol; 357mg Sodium Food Exchanges: 4  Starch/Bread; 1 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 2 Fat    NOTES : For a Sunday night sandwich supper, spoon this savory lentil  filling--warm or at room temperature--into heated pita bread halves.    Recipe by: Sunset Crockery Cookbook    Posted to EAT-LF Digest by "Ellen C." <ellen@brakes.elekta.com> on Dec 5,  1999,

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (272g)
Recipe Makes: 4

Calories: 242
Calories from Fat: 34 (14%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 3.8g	5 %
	Saturated Fat 0.5g	3 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 2.1g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 0.7g
Cholesterol 0mg		0 %
Sodium 300.3mg		10 %
Potassium 518.6mg		14 %
Total Carbohydrate 41.7g		12 %
	Dietary Fiber 7.4g	30 %
	Sugars, other 34.2g
Protein 10.1g		14 %
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Calories per serving: 242

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