A few days ago, I decided to try my luck at making lentils and you know what? They're ridiculously easy to make. Seriously. Just dump about 1/2 cup in a pot, add water about an inch over the lentils and boil until soft (you may need to add water as it's cooking). Adding a bit of salt as they're cooking adds flavor so I strongly suggest it, although not necessary.
So anyway, here I am, serving my lentils to my family, when my husband asks: "Hey sweety, are there any bananas left?" And I'm like: "Say-waaaaa? Bananas? In your lentils? Really?" He goes on to saying that's how he ate lentils at home, back in Mexico. So I figure, why not?
As I'm sure you've all guessed, I found it delicious; unusual, but delicious. The next morning, I decided to mix it up. I'm usually more of a toast person, boring I know, but quick and reliable! The only problem with toast is that it's not really long lasting energy and I always end up hungry 1 hour later. So you can guess what happened next... I decided to turn the left over lentils from the previous night's dinner into my protein packed breakfast. I wanted this to be a well balanced meal so with the fruit, I added some yogurt and sweetened it with some maple syrup. Oh goodness, what a treat it turned out to be.
INGREDIENTS
Lentils (cooked)
Plain yogurt
Maple syrup (to taste)
Banana
Nuts (get creative)
Just mix all the ingredients together and serve; warm or cold, it's just as good! Let me know what you think if you try it!
Do you have any unusual breakfast treats?
This certainly is unusual! But very intriguing. :D
ReplyDeleteI like breakfast that isn't necessarily breakfast-y food in the stereotypical sense.
Fun post! Unique.
Thanks! When my hubby asked for bananas I thought it was quite strange as well, but when I tried it, it was actually quite a nice mix. I just had to turn my new find into a breakfast recipe. You can never have enough of those!
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