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BBQ Lentil Tacos With Spicy Guacamole

5 from 2 votes
The BBQ red lentils are amazing, the flavors are big and smoky and the texture has this wonderful bite that’s creamy and yet meaty.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Servings: 12 Tacos
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Mexican
Calories: 165
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

BBQ LENTILS
  • 1 cup Red Split Lentils
  • ½ Yellow Onion diced
  • 1 Tbsp Oregano
  • 1 tbsp Smoked Paprika
  • 1 tsp Cumin ground
  • 1 cup BBQ Sauce
  • 1 Tbsp Olive Oil
Spicy Guacamole
  • 2 Avocados
  • 1 Lime zest and juice
  • ½ Serrano Pepper
  • ¼ tsp Granulated Garlic
  • ¼ Kosher Salt
  • Cilantro rough chopped
Garnish

Method
 

How to Make BBQ Red Lentils
  1. Rinse the lentils.
  2. Place the lentils in a pot of salted boiling water for 6 minutes. Drain and rinse under cold water. Allow the lentils to continue to drain while cooking step 3.
  3. Heat a heavy sauté pan over medium heat, add 1 Tbsp of olive oil to the pan, add the diced onion, cooking until crispy on the edges.
  4. Add the cumin, oregano, and smoked paprika to the onions, continue to cook for 2 minutes, lightly toasting the spices.
  5. Add the BBQ sauce to the pan along with the cooked lentils. Stir to combine, place in the oven cooking for 30 minutes.
How to Make Spicy Guacamole
  1. Remove the seeds from the Serrano peppers, you can use more or less depending on how spicey you want to make it. Mince the pepper.
  2. Place the peppers, avocados, salt, granulated garlic in a bowl. Using a Microplane grater to zest the lime into the bowl. Juice half of the lime and add to the bowl. Mash the avocados until smooth. Adjust the seasoning with salt and lime juice. Garnish with Cilantro.

Notes

Nutritional values are only an estimate.