Carbon-Conscious Cooking - Book - Page 42
Mushrooms
and Lentils
reminiscent of gravy and potatoes
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1
5
10
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1
1/2
1
2
2/3
2
2
large potatoes, peeled
tbsp olive oil
cloves garlic, minced
mushrooms, sliced
dried pepper, chopped
tbsp thyme
tbsp garlic powder
tsp lemon juice
tsp tomato paste
cup lentils
tsp soy sauce
cups vegetable broth
salt and pepper to taste
For the mashed potatoes, slice potatoes and boil until
tender, about 20 minutes. Drain and whisk in olive oil and
garlic until smooth and fluffy.
Cook mushrooms in a skillet with dried pepper, thyme,
and garlic powder. Deglaze with lemon juice and tomato
paste.
Add in lentils, soy sauce, and broth, bring to a boil then
simmer for 20 mintues. Add 1/4 cup of potatoes to the
lentils to thicken into a gravy.
Serve lentil gravy over mashed potatoes, along with
fresh scallions and a drizzle of olive oil.
carbon footprint
The footprint of turkey, essential to turkey
gravy, is equivalent to a car driving 25
miles, while that of lentils is equivalent to
2 miles.
That’s 23 miles less.
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