Lentil Love! Boats on a Stormy Sea

We have tried every way of cooking lentils I could find: soup, salad, rice pilaf, dal, loaf, etc. The children never liked them. THIS they loved!

I got the recipe from here: http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=15326.0 and changed it a bit to fit our tastes.

2 cups cooked lentils
1/2 onion
1/4 cup packed cheese
2-3 tbl ground flax seeds
salt, pepper, chili powder, dried marjoram, onion powder, garlic powder
2:1 ration water and oil

First, I cooked one cup of dried lentils in two cups water. After bringing it to a boil, added a bit of salt, one crushed garlic clove and a few springs of thyme. This way, the lentils are delicious and ready for any recipe. Today I added a bit of rind from some good hard cheese. Simmered, covered, for 20 minutes. Left covered until needed. Drained lentils (reserving broth) and discarded the cheese rinds and thyme sprigs.

Boiled two potatoes in salted water. (Saved the potato water and lentil broth for soup later).

Chopped half a small red onion. Mashed the drained lentils, mashed the potatoes, combined them, and added the spices to taste. Added enough water and oil mix to make an eggless binder with the flax seeds and moisten the mix until it's sticky. Let it sit a bit. Preheat oven to 350.

Chop/shredded half a green cabbage, and one and a half red onions. Sauted in oil, browning the onion and cabbage. Added two prunes (or you can add a few raisins). Once browned, add a shot of liquid. I used a sweet white wine. Once dry, added some dill to taste.

While the cabbage browns, shape the mash into boats. Brush with oil and bake for 30-40 minutes until browned and crispy on the outside.

Plate the cabbage, place the boat on top. Stick a small leaf of bok choy or other green into the boat, as a sail. The kids ate it!! Yeay! And DH and I loved it! Hope you do too!

The most fun of this dish? I named it boats on a stormy sea.