Ingredients

• ¹/₂ cup French green lentils
  
• 1 tablespoon miso paste
  
• 1 (heaping) tablespoons minced fresh ginger
  
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
  
• ¹/₂ teaspoon white pepper
  
• hot water
  
• 1 cup sliced shiitake mushrooms
  
• ¹/₂ cup peeled quartered and chopped carrot
  
• ¹/₂ cup sliced shallots
  
• 1 tablespoon olive oil (plus a bit more for the pan)
  
• 1 teaspoon tamari
  
• fresh ground white pepper
  
• 2 chopped green onions
  
• juice from the small half of a lemon