Mock Chopped Liver Mushrooms Lentils Recipes

MOCK CHOPPED " LIVER " ( MUSHROOMS & LENTILS )

Steps:

• Finely chop both onions but 1/4 leave raw and sauté in oiled frypan till blackened; set aside.
• Coarsely chop the hard boiled eggs and set aside with the browned onion (save a spoon or two of grated egg as a garnish).
• Brown all the mushrooms in a lightly oiled frypan till completely dry and brown, then salt lightly and place in food processor.
• Add 1/4 raw onion and all the remaining ingredients except for the dehydrated onion, browned onion and egg. Blend till smooth.
• Remove from processor and fold in the browned onion, dehydrated onion and chopped egg. Chill overnight and serve.
• Timesaver Tip: Boil the eggs in the pot with the lentils.

MOCK CHOPPED LIVER

Steps:

• Place water, lentils, and bouillon cubes in a pot. Cover pot and cook about 30 minutes or until tender. Drain well.
• Heat oil in skillet, saute onion until it becomes translucent.
• In an electric food processor, grind lentils, onions and walnuts until your desired consistency for the pate is reached. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Chill before serving.

MUSHROOM MOCK CHOPPED LIVER

Steps:

• Heat half the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add onions and toss to coat with oil.
• Cover and reduce heat to medium.
• Cook 10 minutes, tossing once after 5-6 minutes.
• Uncover and stir.
• Cook, stirring and scraping occasionally, for 20-30 minutes, depending on how brown you want them.
• Remove and let cool.
• Add the remaining oil to skillet and heat over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking.
• Add mushrooms, tossing constantly.
• Cook until mushrooms become shrunken and browned.
• Remove and let cool.
• Place onions, mushrooms, and all remaining ingredients in a food processor.
• Pulse to chop coarsely.
• Scrape mixture from the rim down and then from the bottom up.
• Pulse again until mixture is fine but not pasty, and has a spreadable consistency.
• Keeps up to 1 week in refrigerator if tightly covered.

MOCK CHOPPED " LIVER " ( LENTILS )

Steps:

• Bring chicken broth and lentils to a boil in large pan.
• Cover and reduce heat to simmer.
• Stir occasionally for 30 minutes or until tender.
• Drain if necessary.
• Saute chopped onions in hot vegetable oil over heat for 5 minutes or until tender.
• Process 1/3 of lentils, 1/3 of onions and 1/3 of walnuts in food processor in 3 batches until mixed smooth.
• Stir mix with salt and pepper.
• Line a 3 cup mold with plastic wrap.
• Put mixture in mold.
• Chill for 8 hours, unmold onto baby leaf lettuce.
• Garnish with green onions and serve on crackers and celery sticks.