Two Grain Spinach Toss - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 medium red onions or 1 large red onion, diced
    4 garlic cloves, minced fine
    2 cups quinoa, rinsed and toasted
    1 cup lentils, cooked (I used leftover red lentils)
    6 mushrooms, cleaned and coarse chopped
    1 tablespoon black mustard seeds
    3 cups vegetable broth (I use homemade)
    1 cup water, divided
    1 bunch Baby Spinach, washed and chopped
    fresh ground pepper (optional)
    sea salt (optional)
    1 cup pine nuts, toasted (optional)
    olive oil flavored cooking spray
Preparation
    Spray the inside of a large pot with cooking spray. Use generously.
    Heat pot over medium heat. Add onions to pot and saute about 5 minutes.
    Add garlic and mustard seeds. Stir while seeds heat.
    When seeds begin to make popping sounds, add the grains and mushrooms. Stir.
    Add vegetable broth and 1//2 water.
    Cover pot and simmer for 20 minutes.
    Uncover, stir and taste for texture. If too dry, add the 2nd half of water, cover and simmer another 5 minutes.
    Remove from heat and let stand, covered, for five minutes.
    Fold in spinach and pine nuts, if using. Add salt and pepper as desired.
    Allow to stand covered about 5 minutes until spinach is wilted.
    Fluff. It's now ready to use as suggested -- or -- use as you wish!
    Mainly -- enjoy!

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