Mushroom & Black Lentil Wellington

A golden puff-pastry wellington of black lentils, mushrooms, and chestnuts — the holiday centerpiece.

💪 Where's the protein? Right here — 22g

Black lentils (14g)
Mushrooms (4g)
Pastry (4g)

🍃 Sugar-Free Option

No added sweeteners in this recipe — it's sugar-free as written. Any sugars in the nutrition panel come from whole vegetables, grains, and fruit only.

Ingredients (all organic)

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✓Mixed mushrooms, 3 cups
✓Chestnuts, 1/2 cup, chopped
✓Shallots, 2
✓Vegan puff pastry, 1 sheet
✓Fresh thyme + rosemary
✓Dijon, 1 tbsp
✓Breadcrumbs, 1/4 cup

Dotted ⓘ ingredients have photos and store locations in the field guide.

How to Prep

1Cook mushrooms and shallots until dry and deeply browned; fold in lentils, chestnuts, herbs, breadcrumbs.
2Cool the filling completely (a wet filling ruins pastry).
3Shape into a log on pastry, brush edges, seal, score the top.
4Bake at 400°F for 35 minutes until burnished. Rest 10 before slicing.

🔪 Starting from raw? The basics (1)

Cooking black (beluga) lentils

Simmer in plenty of water 22–25 minutes until tender but still holding their caviar shape; drain. 1 cup dry makes about 2½ cups.

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📍 Buy the ingredients — Chicagoland

Every ingredient above is stocked organic at these local spots:

Whole Foods Market — Lakeview
Fresh Thyme Market — Bucktown
Pete's Fresh Market — Bridgeport
Mariano's — Throughout Chicagoland
Dill Pickle Food Co-op — Logan Square
Sugar Beet Food Co-op — Oak Park

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26g protein

Mushroom & Black Lentil Wellington

Ingredients (all organic)

How to Prep

📍 Buy the ingredients — Chicagoland

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