Warm Spiced Lentils Recipe

• 1 cup green lentils
• 1 small onion peeled- whole studded with 4 whold cloves
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 2" lemon rind strip
• 1 T olive oil
• 3/4 cup chopped red onion
• 1 cup chopped tomato
• 3/4 tsp ground ginger-- I use freshly grated ginger root
• 3/4 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp turmeric
• 3 cloves garlic
• 1/4 cup cilantro
• 3 TBSP parsley
• 1 1/2 TBSP lemon juice
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/2 tsp paprika
• 1/8 tsp ground red pepper
• 8 lemon wedges

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