Another savory recipe?!

What is going on over here.

I’m trying to give you more variety, that’s what.

Because I could really care less about all that.

Thick, fruity smoothies and creamy peanut butter every single day please!

Okay, I kind of like veggies too.

(Just not as much… shhh.)

And yes I did consume this savory bowl for breakfast because that’s when it would be most photogenic (concerning lighting and all).

I try my very hardest to “living room exercise” right after work too, so you see where my priorities are.

I haven’t experimented with lentils much, but after throwing together these tasty Vegetarian Lentil Sloppy Joes from Lemons & Basil the other day, I knew that had to change right quick.

Clearly a healthy protein-packed bowl was in order.

First, I mixed some cooked green lentils with a bit of extra virgin olive oil, funky sauerkraut juice (liquid from the jar), plus freshly ground black pepper and a pinch of sea salt. Lentils alone don’t taste very lovely, so you have to doll them up a bit. Then I scooped this seasoned lentily mixture into a bowl (of course) and topped it with tender sauteed zucchini, which had been cooked in olive oil with spicy red pepper flakes, fresh baby spinach leaves, creamy avocado slices, grated carrot, a soft-boiled turned hard-boiled egg (feel free to leave the egg out for a vegan bowl), actual sauerkraut, and more black pepper + salt.

Helllooo protein and veggies!

P.S. You can serve this bowl with hot, room temp, or chilled lentils. Same goes for the zucchini.

P.P.S. If you’re going the egg route, you can surely opt for a hard-boiled egg or a poached egg instead… orrr even a fried egg! So. Many. Choices. (My soft-boiled egg turned into a borderline hard-boiled egg. Sigh.)

P.P.P.S. You could also go with vegan kimchi in place of kraut. I happened to be all out of my fave kimchi, so kraut it was. (Don’t get me wrong, kraut has my heart too… stink and all.) But you must use kraut or kimchi! They add so much flavor and a nice tang.

P.P.P.P.S. I had the intention of using my actual camera but turns out the battery was all out of juice when I went to turn it on. So. iPhone it was.

P.P.P.P.P.S. Slightly off topic, and by “slightly” I mean very… I found a recipe for supposedly authentic Pad See Ew and it’s actually pretty tasty! Less sweet than the American version I’m used to, but that’s honestly probably a good thing. I used tofu for the protein and cut back on the garlic. Whew. Thank you Mark from eatingthaifood.com!