Quinoa, lentils and kale goodness.

Why hello there! Come here often? I sure hope so!
Today, what I have for you is a very easy recipe (again). I've had it last night and thought about sharing it with you.

It's packed with flavor, fiber and protein. It's completely vegan. But wait. It has protein, but it's vegan? So there's gotta be tofu right? WRONG.

I'm not a huuuuuge fan of tofu. So whenever I can make something that has just has much protein but omitting the tofu, I am a happy camper.

Quinoa, a grain and a seed packed with protein, iron and fiber.
Kale, a green containing protein, vitamine C, potassium and loads of other goodies.
Lentils, is also high in protein and vitamines.

Mix these 3 together and you've got a pretty powerful meal.

Preparation time : 10 minutes
Cooking time : about 20 minutes (including the quinoa)

Here is what you'll need :

- 5 large leaves of kale, chopped
- 1 cup of rinsed lentils (I used canned ones, it's quicker for everyday purposes)
- 1 1/2 cups of cooked quinoa
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 tablespoon of tobasco
- 1 tablespoon of Earth Balance Butter
- 2 tablespoons of grape seed oil (or any other oil)
- 1 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder
- Salt and pepper


For the quinoa, just follow the instructions that come with whatever brand you've got. Mine said to boil 2 cups of water, empty the dry quinoa in the water. Turn down the heat to low and let simmer for 15 minutes. Take off the heat, fluff with a fork. That's it. Done.

1. While the quinoa is cooking, in a frying pan, over medium-high heat, drop in the butter and the oil and let melt.
2. Put in the kale, garlic, onion and sauté for about 5 minutes.
3. Drop in the lentils and mix all together.
4. Add the quinoa to the mix, as well as the tobasco, the onion powder and the salt and pepper (a pinch of each). Mix well, lower the heat and let cook for another 5 minutes, tossing everything around to make sure that everything is seasoned.

Taste. You can add more onion powder, tobasco and seasoning. to your taste. And serve!

That's it.
It's seriously so good. I even brought the rest with me to work. Lunch is going to be tasssstttyyy.