The amount of time I can absolutely waste is frightening.

Especially in the depths of evil that are social media.

Call me vain, but I just love looking at old pictures…….of myself.

Last night, I was searching through Facebook for photos of me and my BFF for her birthday and next thing I know, 1.5 hours has gone by. I just love memory lane like 87% of the time! One of the few good things about social media is it basically is a glorified digital photo album. This is usually a good thing unless your bratty friend posts a less than ideal photo of you & won’t remove it so you have to untag & hope your ex boyfriends never see it. I digress. It’s just so fun to revisit old memories! I just don’t need to waste hours of my life staring at a miniature screen. I need to put like a timer on my phone for social media use so I stop going down black holes.

I know they make apps for this, but I’m too lazy to check it out, honestly.

Time: 45 minutes ( prep + cooking) | Serves: 2-3

Ingredients:

• 2 cups of green lentils, cooked
• 1 white onion, chopped
• 1/2 cup of walnuts, chopped
• 1 tbsp. of sun-dried tomatoes, diced
• 1 tbsp. of chili powder
• 1 tbsp. of cumin
• 1 tsp. of smoked paprika
• 1 avocado
• 1/2 cup of olive oil
• 1/4 cup of cilantro
• Juice of 1 lime
• 1 can of black beans, rinsed + drained
• 1/2 cup of frozen corn
• 8 corn tortillas
• 1 pint of cherry tomatoes, halved, for serving
• 1 red bell pepper, chopped
• Arugula or romaine, for serving
• S+P, to taste

How to:

• Preheat oven to 350
• Heat 1 tbsp. of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat
• Add onion + 1/2 the chili powder + 1/2 the cumin + 1/2 smoked paprika + S+P, cook 5-6 minutes
• Add walnuts + sun-dried tomatoes, cook another 2 minutes
• In a food processor, combine lentils + onion + walnut mix + pulse until combined but not totally smooth, set aside
• Clean out food processor + add 1/2 the avocado + 1/4 cup of olive oil + cilantro + lime juice + S+P, blend until smooth, set in the refrigerator until ready to use
• Meanwhile chop tortillas into strips + arrange on a lined baking sheet, bake 20 or so minutes, tossing once, until crispy to your desire
• Meanwhile, add remaining olive oil to a pot over medium heat
• Add beans + remaining spices + S+P, cook 5-6 minutes
• Add corn, cook another 1-2 minutes until heated through
• To serve, add some greens to a plate or bowl + top with tomatoes + lentil mix + tortilla strips + beans/corn + avocado + dressing
• Mix it all up + try to get a lil bite of everything on your fork + then try to fit it all into your giant mouth