Koshari

INGREDIENTS

Sauce:

1 tbsp

extra-virgin olive oil

1 cup

finely chopped onion

1 1/2 tbsp

minced garlic

1/2 tsp

sea salt

1/2 tsp

freshly ground black pepper

1/2 tsp

crushed red pepper

2 14.5 ounce cans

diced tomatoes, undrained

Koshari:

3 tbsp

extra-virgin olive oil

3 cups

thinly sliced onion

1/2 cup

uncooked vermicelli, broken into 1-inch pieces

5 cups

water

1 1/4 cups

dried lentils or yellow split peas

2 1/2 cups

hot cooked long-grain rice

1 tsp

sea salt