Lentil Quinoa Lettuce Taco Wraps - food fight Friday

Hey, so I’m back for another round of triple F and wait until you see what I’ve cooked up this week… with summer ablazing in full swing it’s been less than ideal to turn on our oven but when you are in a full blown food fight, turning the oven on is a must.

Who knows about yummy lentil quinoa lettuce wraps? I don’t think anyone would miss the meat in these delicious tacos. Oh you like tortillas better? Here are a couple dressed up on some corn tortillas, traditional style.

I have always been known as the Taco Queen, then we went plant based and I haven’t been able to quite master my tacos, until now.

Because we have minimal everything I only had one rice pot to cook both the quinoa and the lentils in. Naturally I cooked the quinoa first since it only takes 15 minutes. Then I cooked up some lentils, taking about 35 minutes- you don’t want to get them too tender since you’ll be cooking them a little more in a moment.

Here is a counter full of goodies I add to the mix (not everything is pictured for I never follow an exact recipe and add things as I see fit).

After sautéing the onion, garlic and bell peppers, I add the quinoa to try and get a crispy coat of goodness to them.

Wait a minute… are my pics posting sideways again? Man, all that stuff @dandays smokes really gets me upside down (cough, cough, cough, weed, cough).

Now, I add the lentils and I know what you’re thinking “how does that pan stay on the oven when the oven is sideways?” (@dandays, can you take a break so I can get through this post please, cough, cough, weed, cough).

This is when I add the tomato paste mixed with cumin, chili powder, sea salt, black pepper and whatever else I put in there.

Throw some water in the pan too, to let all of the ingredients coat each other.

So this is my secret weapon, toppings! I chop anything and everything I have in my fridge. Limes are not to be underestimated; they can really make the dish. Here, I have a variety of things like cabbage, tomato, bell peppers, cilantro, green onion, and did I already say lime?

These turned out so yummy and surprisingly filling! Thanks to this recipe I have been able to pin down my incredible taco nights, just like before. This was a huge win in my book.

I suppose @dandays liked them too! Stay tuned for my rendition of Brazilian Black Bean Stew 😋. Can’t every day be flood fleat freenays, I mean fruit frit fly maze, that’s not it either, food fight Fridays, there it is. Thanks for reading and good lick, I mean good luck to all the participants.

Pura Vida ✌️