Filling Green Lentil and Mushroom Stew

• 2 tbspextra virgin olive oil
• 1medium yellow onion — sliced
• ½ lbmushrooms — sliced
• 4garlic — chopped
• 5 cupswater — or favorite veggie broth
• 4 tspBetter than Bouillon Vegetarian "Chicken" — or gluten free bouillon concentrate
• 1 tsppaprika — sweet, or paprika
• ½ tspground cumin
• 1 cupdry green lentils
• 1 cupjarred roasted red peppers — patted dry
• ¼ cuptahini
• 1 tspsherry vinegar — or red wine vinegar or apple cider vinegar

For serving, optional

• —curly parsley — minced, or flat leaf parsley
• —bread — or rice or mashed potatoes