This weekend I decided to make a meal with mostly whole foods, and I came across some recipes that I learnt from a family friend.
For the lentil dish:
400g cooked French lentils
1 large onion
3 cloves garlic
olive oil
200g sliced mushrooms
A few handfuls of spinach
Diced roasted kumara/sweet potato (optional)
High quality balsamic vinegar
Combine some olive oil, the onion, garlic and mushrooms in a pan over medium-high heat. Cook for a few minutes until the mushrooms soften and become aromatic. Add in lentils and spinach as well as a few tablespoons of the balsamic. Cook for only a couple of minutes. Add kumara/sweet potato if using. Serve warm.
For the farro/wild rice:
1 1/2 cups farro
1 cup wild rice
~1/2 cup dried cranberries
1-2 bell peppers
Zest of one orange
Cook farro with 3 cups of water. Cook wild rice with 2 cups of water. Combine and add the cranberries and bell peppers as well as the orange zest.
Cheers!