BARLEY AND LENTIL PILAF WITH MUSHROOMS AND SPINACH
Category
Entrees - Maindishes
Sub
Category
Vegetarian
Servings
8
Ingredients
1 cup pearl barley
1 cup brown lentils
1 medium onion, diced
1 quart vegetable stock, or your favorite homemade stock
1/2 cup dried mushrooms (porcini or wild mushrooms)
1 cup water
3 Tbsp tomato paste
2 tsp thyme leaf
Kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper
8 oz cremini mushrooms, dirt brushed off, stems removed, quartered
5 oz baby spinach leaves
Instructions
Place the barley, lentils, onion and vegetable stock in a 4-quart slow cooker. Set the cooker on HIGH.
Put the dried mushrooms and 1 cup of water in a glass measuring cup. Microwave for 1-1/2 minutes. Remove from the microwave and set aside to cool for 30 minutes. Gently scoop the mushrooms out of the measuring cup, being careful not to disturb the sediment at the bottom. Finely chop the mushrooms, and add to the slow cooker with the tomato paste, thyme, one teaspoon each of salt and pepper, and the fresh mushrooms. Pour in the mushroom soaking liquid, being careful not to include the sediment.
After the cooker has been on for 4 hours, the lentils and barley should be done. Turn off the cooker, and stir in the spinach; the heat of the pilaf will soften the spinach. Adjust seasoning with salt and pepper as needed (and you will definitely need it). Serve hot.
To make it on the stovetop, increase the amount of stock to 6 cups, and reduce the cooking time to 1-1/2 hours (and stir frequently, to keep it from sticking). Serves 8; leftovers can be frozen or turned into soup.
Originally Submitted
8/3/2010
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