Recently I have been watching a brilliant vegan nutritionist who makes the most delicious food on her YouTube shorts. I’m not sure of her name but she keeps popping up. To be honest, when she said she was putting red lentils into her daughters smoothies I was a bit suspicious. I wasn’t entirely convinced that I wouldn’t be able to taste the lentils.
After my first attempt at a lentil smoothie I was sold. It was so tasty and there wasn’t even a hint of lentil in it. The lentils add extra protein and fibre to the smoothie. This makes it a yummy and filling breakfast. One I will be enjoying again.
Do you love a morning smoothie and if so, what ingredients do you like to put in it? Let me know in the comments below and please don’t forget to like and follow me.
Equipment
- Bowls x 2
- Colander
- Saucepan
- Blender
- Teaspoon
- Serving bowl
Ingredients
- Red lentils x 75g
- Protein powder x 1 scoop (your choice)
- Chia seeds x 2 tsp
- Flax seeds x 2 tsp
- Hemp seeds x 2 tsp
- Pumpkin seeds x 2 tsp
- Sunflower seeds x 2 tsp
- Cashew nuts x 15g
- Avocado x 1/2
- Raw cacao powder x 1 tsp
- Dried prunes (pitted) x 30g
- Banana x 1
- Strawberries x 1 handful (or a fruit of your choice)
- Ground sweet cinnamon x 1 tsp
- Water or milk x 400mls
Method
- Put the chia seeds, flax seeds, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and cashew nuts into a bowl.
- Cover these ingredients in water and place the bowl in the fridge.
- Pour enough water over the lentils to cover them.
- Place the soaking lentils in the fridge overnight.
- The next day pour away any excess water and rinse the lentil thoroughly through the colander.
- Put the lentils into a sauce pan and add enough water to cover the lentils plus 1 – 2 centimetres more.
- Boil the lentils until they are soft.
- Drain the excess water through the colander.
- Put the lentils into the blender along with protein powder, the soaked chia seeds, flax seeds, hemp seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds and cashew nuts.
- Then put the avocado, raw cacao powder, dried prunes, banana, strawberry, ground sweet cinnamon and water or milk (your choice).
- Blend these ingredients together.
- Once smooth pour into a bowl and serve.
- Then enjoy.
Chocolate and Prune Lentil Smoothie Bowl was a brilliant breakfast. It was slightly time consuming to prepare but easy to make. All the ingredients in this dish are freezable so you could make a big batch and freeze it for another occasion. I topped my smoothie bowl with extra seeds. It was so good. But you could add extra seeds and fruit as well. However you decide to eat this dish, as always, please enjoy. Thank you. xxx
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