Ingredients

  • 1 cup dried red lentils
  • 2 cups water
  • 4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar, divided
  • 10 oz.package cremini mushrooms, sliced
  • 12 small onion, diced finely
  • 3 garlic cloves, pressed
  • 2 cups walnuts, toasted
  • 14-13 cup fresh basil
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 14 teaspoon white pepper, freshly ground
  • 1 slice white bread, cubed
  • 12 fresh lemon, juice of
  • 12 lemon, sliced very, very thin in triangles
  • smoked paprika
  • mizuna greens, small leaf pieces
  • baked corn tortilla chips or pita chips

Method

  • Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
  • Combine water and lentils in saucepan and bring to a boil.
  • Lower temp to med.
  • low and continue to simmer for approximately 15 minutes, or until lentils are soft then set aside.
  • In mixing bowl, put onions, garlic, and 2 Tbs.
  • Balsamic vinegar and stir.
  • Add mushrooms and stir to combine all ingredients.
  • Put mushroom mix onto a baking sheet (with sides) and bake for 15 minutes.
  • When done, cool slightly.
  • In food processor, combine lentils, mushroom mix, 2 Tbs.
  • Balsamic vinegar, walnuts, basil, salt, pepper, and lemon juice.
  • Process until smooth.
  • Add cubed bread bit by bit to incorporate into the Goo.
  • When cooled, spoon Goo into a gallon size zipper top type plastic bag.
  • Cut a small bit off one of the corners and pipe the Goo into the tortilla scoop.
  • Garnish with a light sprinkling of smoked paprika.
  • (At this point the Goo is not very pretty but very tasty.)
  • Lay a leaf of Mizuna across the Goo and a piece of the lemon.
  • You don't want the lemon too big or thick or it will overpower the Goo!