Kasha and Inca Red Quinoa Salad with California Raisins - California Raisins

Ingredients

• 1 Pound fresh shiitake or baby bella mushrooms, stemmed and quartered
• 6 Cups sliced baby carrots, cut 1/2-inch thick
• 1 Cups (2 ounces) canola oil
• Salt and pepper; to taste
• 1 Cups roasted whole buckwheat groats* (Kasha)
• 2 Cups vegetable stock
• 1 Cups finely minced fresh gingerroot
• 1 Cup Inca Red quinoa
• 1 Cups water
• 3 fresh lemons*
• 3 Tablespoons sesame oil
• 1 Cups low sodium soy sauce
• 1 Cups rice vinegar
• 3 Tablespoons Chinese chili oil, or to taste
• 3 Cups California natural raisins
• 1 Cups chopped scallions
• 1 Cup California golden raisins, plumped in warm water
• 1 Cup pomegranate arils (optional)
• 1 Cups lemon zest
• 1 Cups Italian parsley, chopped