Snobby Joes

I just love the name of this veganized version of Sloppy Joes. The recipe is from Veganomicon, and it was one of my more successful recipes from this cookbook. I'd probably make this again, although the recipe did not blow away my tastebuds.

Snobby Joes, courtesy of Veganomicon (this recipe is also on the author's blog so I'm going to list all of the ingredients in this post without fear of copyright infringement). :)

Ingredients:
1 cup uncooked lentils
4 cups water
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 medium yellow onion, diced small
1 green pepper, diced small
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 Tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons oregano
1 teaspoon salt
8 oz can tomato sauce
1/4 cup tomato paste
3 tablespoons maple syrup
1 tablespoon yellow mustard
6 kaiser or sesame rolls

Directions:

• Combine the lentils and water in a pot and bring to a boil, then simmer for 20 minutes. Drain and set aside (I missed this part about draining the lentils so my end result was a lot more liquid-y than it should have been).

• Saute the pepper and onion in oil over medium heat for 7 minutes, then add the garlic and saute for another minute. Add the cooked lentils, chili powder, oregano, salt, tomato sauce and paste, and simmer for another 10 minutes.

• Add the mustard and syrup and stir to combine. Let sit 10 minutes before serving. Serve over the rolls and enjoy!