French Green Lentil Stew Recipe - Forks Over Knives

Ingredients

• ½ cup chopped shallots
• ½ cup sliced celery
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 cups low-sodium vegetable broth
• 2 medium parsnips, narrow ends halved lengthwise and sliced, wide ends quartered lengthwise and sliced (2⅓ cups)
• 2 medium carrots, halved lengthwise and sliced (1 cup)
• 1 cup dry French green lentils or black beluga lentils
• 1 tablespoon dried herbs de Provence, crushed
• 8 oz. fresh cremini mushrooms, sliced (3 cups)
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 14.5-oz. can no-salt-added diced tomatoes
• 1 tablespoon no-salt-added tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon capers, rinsed and drained
• Sea salt, to taste
• Freshly cracked black pepper, to taste
• Chopped fresh parsley