Two Grain Spinach Toss

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 medium red onions or 1 large red onion, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, minced fine
• 2 cups quinoa, rinsed and toasted
• 1 cup lentils, cooked (i used leftover red lentils)
• 6 mushrooms, cleaned and coarse chopped
• 1 tablespoon black mustard seeds
• 3 cups vegetable broth (i use homemade)
• 1 cup water, divided
• 1 bunch baby spinach, washed and chopped
• fresh ground pepper (optional)
• sea salt (optional)
• 1 cup pine nuts, toasted (optional)
• olive oil flavored cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 spray the inside of a large pot with cooking spray. use generously.
• 2 heat pot over medium heat. add onions to pot and saute about 5 minutes.
• 3 add garlic and mustard seeds. stir while seeds heat.
• 4 when seeds begin to make popping sounds, add the grains and mushrooms. stir.
• 5 add vegetable broth and 1//2 water.
• 6 cover pot and simmer for 20 minutes.
• 7 uncover, stir and taste for texture. if too dry, add the 2nd half of water, cover and simmer another 5 minutes.
• 8 remove from heat and let stand, covered, for five minutes.
• 9 fold in spinach and pine nuts, if using. add salt and pepper as desired.
• 10 allow to stand covered about 5 minutes until spinach is wilted.
• 11 fluff. it's now ready to use as suggested -- or -- use as you wish!
• 12 mainly -- enjoy!