Lentil Guacamole
Flavorful guacamole with added protein makes this a perfect snack
Ingredients
- 1 avocado
- 1 cup cooked pink lentils
- ½ cup cilantro, minced
- ½ cup minced onion
- ½ jalapeno, diced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ cup lime juice
- 1 tsp kosher salt
Instructions
If you need to cook the lentils:
- Rinse ½ cup red lentils.
- Add lentils and 1 ½ cups of water to a medium pot, keeping in mind the lentils will at least double in volume. Cover and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer until the lentils are fully cooked. For red lentils, this is usually about 7 minutes. Drain lentils when fully cooked.
- Mix, or mash with a potato masher, until the lentils are slightly broken apart and a bit mushy. This will help them combine into the guacamole.
Baked Tortilla Chips
- Preheat the oven to 375°
- Take as many corn tortillas as you'd like and cut them into triangles or strips. I can usually fit 6 tortillas per baking tray, but depending on the size of your trays and tortillas you might be able to fit more or less.
- Place a baking rack in a baking tray, if you have one. If not, skip this step.
- Arrange the cut tortillas on the rack, or directly on the tray, so that they are not overlapping.
- Place tray in the preheated oven.
- These chips will take 20 min or less to bake, but start checking them after 10-15 minutes. Depending on how hot your oven runs, your chips could take a slightly different amount of time. You don't want to burn the chips and they burn fast!
- To test the chips try breaking one in half. If it snaps, it's done. If there is any sort of bending, stick it back in the oven.
- Optional: sprinkle with salt or seasoning, such as Tajin or the Chile Lime Seasoning from Trader Joe's.
Guacamole
- Mince the onion, cilantro and garlic.
- Add the onion, cilantro, garlic, lime juice, and cooked lentils to a medium bowl. Mix thoroughly, helping the lentils break down.
- Add the avocado and mash together until you have the consistency of guacamole that you prefer.
- Mix in ½ diced jalapeno (or more or less depending on how spicy you like things)
- Mix in 1 tsp kosher salt, to taste.
- Start dipping!