Spicy Lentil Filled Mushrooms

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 ounces green lentils
• 1 lime, cut into quarters
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1 ounce cilantro
• 4 tablespoons corn oil
• 1 large onion, peeled and finely chopped
• 1 red pepper, deseeded and chopped
• 1 yellow pepper, deseeded and chopped
• 6 ounces baby spinach
• 3 tablespoons medium curry paste
• 6 tablespoons water
• 1 ounce unsalted butter
• 6 portabella mushrooms

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 375°f.
• 2 place the lentils, lime, garlic and cilantro in a saucepan and cover with water.
• 3 boil rapidly for 10 minutes, cover and simmer for a further 15-20 minutes. drain and discard the lime, garlic and cilantro.
• 4 heat a tablespoon of oil in a large frying pan and saute the onion, peppers and spinach for 2-3 minutes, then add the drained lentils, curry paste and water. cook for a further 1-2 minutes, then put to one side.
• 5 in another frying pan heat the butter and 2 tablespoons of the oil and lightly cook the mushrooms on both sides, until coloured. transfer to a roasting tin then fill each mushroom cap with the spicy lentil mix.
• 6 drizzle over the remaining tablespoon of oil and cook, in the preheated oven, for 20 minutes.
• 7 serve on individual plates drizzled with the pan juices.