Instant Pot Middle Eastern Lentils With Rice, Leeks, and Spinach Recipe | Epicurious

Instant Pot Middle Eastern Lentils With Rice, Leeks, and Spinach Recipe | Epicurious

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Based on a Middle Eastern mujaddara, this Melissa Clark recipe is a mix of spiced lentils and rice, rich with allspice, cinnamon, and sweet browned leeks.

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Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, plus more for serving
  • 2 large or 3 small leeks (white and light green parts only), halved and thinly sliced
  • Kosher salt
  • 2 garlic cloves, finely grated or minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 1 cup brown or green lentils
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 3/4 cup long-grain white rice
  • 5 ounces baby spinach
  • 1 cup plain yogurt

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