LEMONY MUSHROOMS, LENTILS & GREENS
Ingredients
- Lentils, 2 cups dry
- Crimini mushrooms (Baby Bella), 1 lb. sliced
- Greens, rough chopped (I used kale this time – if using a “softer” green, just add in at the very end)
- Garlic, 2 cloves, minced
- Hot paprika, 1/4 tsp.
- Juice of fresh lemon, 1 TB (or to taste)
- Salt, 3/4 tsp.
- Extra virgin olive oil, 2 TB
Instructions
- Rinse and cook the lentils until just done, about 25 minutes. Set aside.
- Wipe the mushrooms to clean, then slice them.
- Wash and chop the greens. Mince the garlic.
- Add 1 TB olive oil to a pan, then add the sliced mushrooms and pan roast until browned and liquid is evaporated. I periodically stir and push the mushrooms to the edge of the pan so the liquid moves to the center and evaporates more quickly.
- Add the minced garlic to the mushrooms and saute a moment longer.
- Add the chopped greens and saute until it softens some. If I use a “softer” green like spinach, I’ll add the lentils to the pan first, then the spinach at the very end.
- Add the second TB of olive oil and the lentils, lemon juice and salt and saute until well blended.
- Taste, adjust seasoning and serve.
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What is the best way to store mushrooms open or closed.
Tipbusters says:
#1 – BEST – wrap mushrooms together in a paper towel, inside a perforated plastic bag (I used Ziploc® brand produce bags).
#2 – put mushrooms on a paper towel, either in their original container, or in a glass bowl, with perforated plastic wrap over the top of the container (nothing fancy, just jab holes in some plastic wrap or if they came in a container, use the original wrap – which is plastic wrap with some holes in it)
#3 – inside a brown paper bag, in the crisper (results varied, depending on the moisture content of the refrigerator)
You can read their explanation on the site — I provided the link above. Basically it involves retaining the moisture that’s in them but keeping out any additional moisture.