Meatless Monday Recipe: Sunflower-Walnut Paté with Cucumber

Here's your chance to get in the last of those farmer's market-fresh cucumbers! Why not use them up in a Meatless Monday Recipe?

We're presenting our take on paté - without the meat. Bon appetit!

INGREDIENTS

• 1 ½ c sunflower seeds, soaked

• 2 ¼ c walnuts, soaked

• 1 c cooked lentils

• 1 clove garlic

• 1 tbsp shallot, diced

• 1⁄2 c fresh dill, minced

• 1 lemon, juiced

• 1 tbsp tamari

• Sea salt, to taste

• Toasted bread, cut into bite-sized slices

• 1/2 cucumber, sliced

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Soak walnuts & seeds overnight OR for half an hour in warm water.

2. Pulse all ingredients except cucumber & bread in a food processor until a spreadable mixture forms.

3. Spread paté on toasted bread, top with cucumber slice & fresh sprig of dill if desired.