It all started with wanting to try Millet….and I searched Pinterest and decided that I wanted to try a vegan lentil stew to serve over it.

Updates January 2021

Recipe:

• Soak 1 cup of dried mixed mushrooms in a 3 cup measuring cups filled with boiling water let soak for 30 minutes.
• Heat 1 tbsp of grape seed oil in a medium size pot.
• Add 1 medium onion chopped and let it soften and caramelize for 2 minutes.
• Drain the mushroom but save 1 cup of the water. Dice the mushrooms and add to the onions. Cook for a minute.

Add:

• 2 carrot diced
• 1 zucchini diced
• 2 celery branch diced
• 2 tbsp of Tamari sauce
• 1 tbsp of dried thyme
• 1 can of lentils drained and rinsed
• 1 medium potato diced for thickness
• 1.5 tbsp of salt + 2 tsp black pepper + 1 tbsp onion powder.

  Cover and let simmer to sweat the flavour for a few minutes.

• Place the mushroom water in a 2-cup measuring cup and fill it up to 2 cups with vegetable broth then add to the pot with the following ingredients.
• 2 tbsp of tomato paste
• 2 tbsp of Dijon mustard

Stir and bring to boil.  Cover and simmer at low heat for 20 minutes.