Koshari - Guiding Stars

Ingredients

• Koshari:
• 1¼ cups white rice
• 3 Tbsp. olive oil
• 3 cups thinly sliced onion
• ½ cup vermicelli, broken into 1" pieces
• 5 cups water
• 1¼ cups dried lentils
• ½ tsp. salt
• Sauce:
• 1 Tbsp. olive oil
• 1 cup finely chopped onion
• 1½ Tbsp. minced garlic
• ¼ tsp. salt
• ½ tsp. pepper
• ½ tsp. crushed red pepper
• 2 (14.5 oz.) cans diced tomatoes, undrained