This wholesome, creamy and easy-to-make dish is so delicious, all made in one pot or a deep skillet! Completely plant-based and filled with nutritious ingredients such as mushrooms, lentils, barley and loads of fresh spinach, one bowl is a complete immune-boosting and energising meal.
Creamy Mushroom Lentils with Barley and Spinach [Vegan]
Ingredients You Need for Creamy Mushroom Lentils with Barley and Spinach [Vegan]
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 230 grams (about 8 ounces) brown cremini mushrooms, thinly sliced
- 1 red onion, thinly sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, grated
- 1/2 cup pearled barley
- 1/2 cup dry brown lentils
- 1 fresh rosemary sprig (or 1 teaspoon dry)
- 2 cups vegetable stock or broth, homemade (or a good quality low sodium store-bought kind)
- 1/2 cup coconut cream (or almond cream, oat cream, cashew cream of choice)
- Juice from 1/2 lemon
- 1/4 cup nutritional yeast flakes
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 4 cups fresh baby spinach leaves, roughly sliced in ribbons
How to Prepare Creamy Mushroom Lentils with Barley and Spinach [Vegan]
- Prepare, chop and measure all ingredients.
- In a large deep skillet on stove top, heat olive oil over medium heat.
- Add mushrooms, onion and garlic. Adjust or lower heat and sauté for 3 minutes until soft.
- Add the the barley and lentils and sauté for 1 minute.
- Add rosemary and vegetable stock or broth. Mix and raise heat. When it reaches the boiling point, immediately lower heat to a simmer. Allow to simmer on stove top with a lid on for 30 minutes, or until the barley and lentils have softened, stirring from time to time, as seen below.
- Add the coconut cream (or cream of choice) and the lemon juice and mix to combine. Then add the nutritional yeast (or Parmesan) and mix on low heat until incorporated.
- Add the spinach and toss and turn on low heat until the spinach wilts, about 3 minutes.
- Serve immediately. The sauce does thicken with time.
- Store leftovers in a sealed container in refrigerator. It keeps well for several days.
- Enjoy!
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