Chef Larrys Mock Chopped Liver Mushrooms Pareve Recipes

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.