Here is a recipe you can use when feeling like you need high protein food, that’s easy to make, healthy and delicious. Here we go:
Ingredients with their approximate protein breakdown:
- 200gr Red Lentils ~50 gr protein
- 1/2 Red Onion ~0.7 gr protein
- 2 cloves Garlic ~0.8 gr protein
- 1 Red Bell Pepper ~1.5 gr protein
- 2 tbsp of Nutritional Yeast ~8 gr protein
- 2 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Basil
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1 tsp Parsley
- 1 tsp Red Pepper Mild
- 1 tsp Cayenne Pepper
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 3 tbs Olive Oil
- 1 tortilla (you can make it with gluten free tortilla for a gluten free recipe) ~5 gr protein
- 1/2 cups alfalfa sprouts ~1.3 gr protein
- 1/2 cups diced unpeeled cucumber ~0.6 gr protein
- 1/2 Avocado ~1.5 gr protein
(Please feel free to add your spices that you like to use, and add or deduct to the amount listed above as you wish)
Estimated total protein: ≈ 70 gr protein
Notes*
– Most of the protein here comes from lentils and nutritional yeast.
– If your tofu is extra-firm, protein gets higher by 35%.
– If you swap tofu with seitan, protein gets higher by 85%.
Directions:
- Start by soaking the lentils in water.
- Meanwhile dice half a red onion into small pieces.
- Put the onion in a pan with 3 tbs of olive oil to fry.
- Chop the garlic cloves and add it in the pan.
- Wash and rinse the lentils and add them in the pan on low.
- Cut the red bell pepper into small pieces and add it in the pan.
- Add the boiling water.
- Add 2 tsp of salt.
- Add 2 tbsp of nutritional yeast.
- Add 1 tsp basil.
- Add 1 tsp parsley.
- Add 1 tsp oregano.
- Add 1 tsp red pepper mild.
- Add 1 tsp cayenne pepper.
- Add 1 tsp turmeric.
- Mix everything together.
- Cover and let it cook on low for 13 min.
- Warm your tortilla.
- Add the lentils in the tortilla.
- Add a handful of alfalfa sprouts.
- Add the cucumber.
- Add the avocado.
- Wrap it.
- Enjoy!

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