Walnut Pesto Lentil-Rice
(Tofu or Chicken)
INGREDIENTS
1 cup brown rice
1 can brown lentils
2 large handfuls spinach
1 full bunch basil leaves
3/4 cup walnuts
1.5TBS olive oil
1-2TBS parmesan or nutritional yeast
1/4 cup water
1 punnet cherry tomatoes, halved
1 red capsicum, chopped roughly
2 chicken breasts or 250g tofu
METHOD
01 / Cook the brown rice as per instructions
02 / Chop the chicken or tofu and bake for 20-25 minutes (or fry in a small amount of olive oil). Add halved cherry tomatoes and capsicum to the pan for the final 10 minutes to roast
03 / Put the spinach, basil, walnuts, parmesan/nutritional yeast, olive oil and water into a food processor and blend until smooth and creamy
04 / Combine the cooked rice, lentils, chicken/tofu, tomatoes, capsicum and pesto in a pan and heat through (Aim to heat only until hot enough to eat as olive oil loses nutritional value the longer it’s cooked!)