Quick And Easy Mexican Inspired Food.

Here is a quick and easy, super yummy Mexican inspired meal I came up with while here in Mexico.

I love food and I like cooking but when you don't want to spend forever cooking a meal it's great to have recipes that don't take long but are still super delicious.

The other day I made this meal for probably the third time since I've been here and I thought I would share it with you guys.

So what is it?
Lentil Tostada and guacamole.

I'm not going to lie I did cheat a little, for the lentils I usually use a shop bought tomato, onion and garlic sauce but next time I'm going to try and make it all fresh.

How I cook the lentils:

It's super easy to cook lentils so I just put what I think looks enough for how many people I'm cooking for. Fill it with water about an inch over the lentils and leave it to boil.

• Check it now and then to see if I need to put a little bit more water
  in.

• I like the lentils to be really soft, but just cook them to the
  consistency you would like if you prefer them a bit firmer.

• When they are nearly cooked I add half a vegetable stock cube and leave
  it until most of the water is evaporated.

• I then add the tomato sauce. 1 chopped onion, and a few fresh chopped tomatoes.
  Cook for a few more minutes and then its done.

When the lentils are nearly done I prepare the guacamole.

There's definitely better ways to make guacamole but only having a few ingredients here's how I made mine:

• 2 avocados, Mashed with a fork.

• A few finely chopped spring onions.

• Chopped tomatoes.

• Pinch of salt and pepper.

• Chilli flakes and a hint of lime juice.

Of course you need tostadas but would also be good with regular tortilla chips. To finish it off chopped mango adds a really nice sweetness to the lentils. I know sounds weird right, but it's actually really nice.

My girlfriends' little brother is usually a picky eater and even he loved it, so I guess that says something.

Thank you for reading and I hope you like the recipe :)
Photo is mine.