The Ultimate Stew

I have been wanting to make this stew from The Hallelujah Diet forever, it contains all these great grains and vegetables! I know it's not very pretty but it tastes great! It's flavored with marinara sauce, I made Ani Phyo's Sun-Dried Tomato Marinara which is fantastic but you could use any store bought marinara as well. Be prepared that the stew takes a long time to cook because of all the grains, I started two hours before dinner. You'll need to be around to stir it every once and awhile but other than that you can just let it simmer for an hour and half to two hours. It makes 8-10 cups so it serves a lot! I ended up freezing most of it to save for later.

Sun-Dried Tomato Marinara
2 C tomatoes, chopped
1 clove garlic
1/2 C fresh basil leaves
1/4 C extra virgin olive oil
1/2 lemon juiced
1 t date
1 t oregano, fresh or dried
1/2 t rosemary, fresh or dried
1 t sea salt
3 T sun-dried tomatoes
Blend all ingredients in a food processor.

The Ultimate Stew
water
marinara sauce
1 t olive oil
1 C split peas
3/4 C lentils
1/3 C millet
1/3 C barley
1/3 C buckwheat
1/4 C rice
1 t curry powder
2 potatoes
1 onion
2 large carrots
2 stalks of celery
2 zucchini
1 1/2 C broccoli florets
3 garlic cloves
1/4 t cayenne pepper
herbs of your choice (such as oregano, cumin, parsley, thyme)

Begin by boiling a large pot of water, I started with 7 cups to boil. Add in the oil, split peas, lentils, millet, barley, buckwheat, brown rice and curry powder. Once boiling, lower heat to bring to a simmer. The grains will need at least an hour and half to cook fully.
While the grains are cooking begin chopping the vegetables. I added the vegetables in after the stew had cooked for about 45 minutes. The stew is meant to be thick but you might need to add more water when adding in all the vegetables. Throw in the garlic and other herbs. Don't be shy adding in herbs!
Be sure to not add too much though because you will be adding the tomato sauce in at the very end. I used the whole of Ani's recipe which is probably about 2 cups. This is where the stew gets all it's flavor, so be sure to use a good marinara! Stirring throughout the cooking time will prevent the grains from sticking to the bottom of the pot.

Enjoy, it's delicious!
<3 Dani