Brighton Beach Sid's Famous Vegetarian Chopped Liver- Green Bean

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup walnut pieces
• 1 -2 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 -3 cups onions, thin sliced or chopped
• 1 1/2 cups well cooked green beans, chopped (even canned works in this)
• 3 hard-boiled eggs, coarse chopped
• 3/4 cup cooked brown lentils
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 2 -3 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1/2 teaspoon salt, to taste
• black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 lightly toast the walnuts in a heavy based pan.
• 2 set aside.
• 3 saute onions in the oil, cooking until golden (but not burned).
• 4 add tomato paste to this and cook 1 more minute.
• 5 remove from heat and cool slightly.
• 6 add onion mix, toasted walnuts, and remaining ingredients to blender or food processor and grind together well (add a few spoons of water or vegetable broth, if necessary).
• 7 taste for additional salt and pepper.
• 8 chill for 4 hours (this also allows the flavour to develop).
• 9 bring to room temperature for serving.