Rustic Vegetable & Lentil Stew

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 medium onion chopped
• 3 medium carrots chopped
• 2 ribs of celery chopped
• 1/2 cup of green beans, chopped (optional)
• 3 cups of white potato chopped roughly into ½ inch pieces – I used a mix of tri-colour baby potatoes and quartered them, use what you have or can find easily
• 1 cup chopped mushrooms – I used cremini, but again use what you have or can find easily
• 1 540 ml (15.5 oz.) can of diced tomatoes with liquid
• 1 ½ cup dry brown lentils, rinsed and checked for pebbles
• 1-2 tbsp minced garlic
• 4 cups vegetable broth
• 2 cups fresh or frozen spinach, roughly chopped