Reviewed: Jun. 25, 2006

Very good! I recommend cooking the lentils/rice for 15 minutes on the stovetop so they aren't crunchy, but not more or they will be mushy. Firm tomatoes made scooping out the middles easy, and the cilanto substitution was quite good. Additionally, I added Goat Cheese and Pine Nuts, tented with foil except for last 3 minutes to brown nuts and slightly melt cheese, and left the "caps" off. Yummy, nutty flavor with the mildness of the cheese made this an elegant side dish for the fish I served it with! Would be a good main dish, but Hubby generally likes more than veggies for supper. :)

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Tami J

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Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2006

It was a great hit with my family.My daughter is vegetarian and she loved it.Also my husband loved it who is not a vegetarian.I advise it to anyone who loves tomatoes.Also I did not use the mint but,I did add feta cheese to the rice and I laid a slice of provlone over the top of the tomato under its hat.And I added sliced fresh mushrooms to the tomato sauce you use from the insides of the tomatoes.I also found if you use firm tomatoes it is easier.Enjoy as my family did.!

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Linda B

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Reviewed: Oct. 28, 2005

Very good but I substituted cilanto for the mint and brown rice for the white rice. Also, I used olive oil instead of butter/margarine and vegetable oil. I cooked the rice/lentils longer like the other reviewers suggested but the lentils were mushy after 25 minutes. All in all very tasty.

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Karen

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Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2005

Very yummy and easy to make! I added a touch of dried chilli to the oil, garlic and tomatoe suace wich complimented the coll of the mint beautifully!

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FRASUT

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Reviewed: Jul. 14, 2005

The rice and lentil mixture turned out undercooked and chewy. Otherwise, the dish was just OK--not awful but just kind of boring. Will not make this again.

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Liz

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Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2004

Very tasty dish. My husband and I loved it. It's a little time consuming - but other than that it's excellent.

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ALINAPAT

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Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2004

This was tasty, but I agree that the filling needs more cooking. It was a little crunchy prepared this way. I topped with feta and pine nuts, and spooned a little of the chopped tomato middles mixture over the top. Will tent with foil next time, as my pine nuts wanted to burn. A good lentil dish.

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NetteNet99

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Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2002

Really good but the rice and lentils needed to be cooked a lot longer. You could try this in peppers too! Will make again I'll just do it a little different.

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