- 6
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups red lentils, picked over and rinsed
- 3 cups water
- 2 teas. salt
- 1 cup cracked wheat, fine
- 3/4 cup olive oil
- 1 cup coarsely chopped onions
- 1 teas. red pepper (cayenne)
- GARNISH
- 1/4 cup chopped parsley
- 1/4 cup finely chopped red and green peppers
- 1/4 cup finely chopped scallions or onions
Preparation
Step 1
Place lentils in a kettle, add water and bring to the boil. Simmer 5 minutes, removing thick foam that rises to the surface.
Add salt and continue simmering covered for 40 to 50 minutes, stirring occasionally. When mixture has cooked to a thick, yellow mass and water is absorbed, remove from heat.
Measure cracked wheat into a deep bowl and spoon cooked lentils over it, mixing to blend. Set bowl aside, covered for 10 minutes.
Heat olive oil in a small skillet and add onions, sauteing them until tips begin to brown. Add pepper, stir then add skillet contents to bowl and knead or mix thoroughly. Taste to adjust seasoning.
Moisten hands and shape mixture into finger, or sausage-shaped patties. Pince off a piece squeeze it gently in your clenched fist and release it. Arrange patties on a serving platter. Combine granish greens, sprinkle over finger patties and serve.