Lentil Mushroom Stroganoff
From my cookbook Whole Food American Favorites
2 cups cooked brown rice
1 cup green lentils
2 1/4 cups water
1 onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 1/2 pounds creminin mushrooms, sliced
8 oz. (or more) fresh spinach, chopped
1 t dried tarragon
1 t paprika
1/2 cup raw sunflower seeds
4 T nutritional yeast
4 T lemon juice
Sea salt
Boil 2 1/4 cups water in a medium saucepan. Add lentils, reduce heat and simmer for 25 minutes, or until tender. Sauté onion, garlic, and mushrooms in 2 tablespoons water until mushrooms are tender and juicy. Add the spinach and cook until wilted. Drain liquid from mushrooms into a blender jar. Add sunflower seeds, nutritional yeast, and lemon juice. Blend until smooth. Pour over mushrooms. Add lentils, paprika, and tarragon. Heat through. Salt to taste. Serve over brown rice.