Lentils And Rice - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. lentils
1.2 c. olive oil
1 Tbsp. salt
3/4 c. rice
5 or 6 onions

Preparation

Soak lentils overnight.
Drain.
Boil in 2 quarts of fresh water without salt until tender (about half an hour).
Add washed, uncooked rice and the salt and boil another 20 minutes.
Brown the sliced onions in olive oil.
Add onions and half the oil to the lentil-rice mixture and cook another 15 minutes over a low flame until the water is absorbed.
This can be cooked ahead and is eaten at room temperature.