Gorgeous Supper Bowl

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While eating a whole food plant-based diet as I now do, I like to create easy suppers that are affordable, easy-to-prepare, and packed with protein. That’s why I love to create a supper bowl, based on the concept of a macrobiotic “macro” bowl. You can toss any veggies in there, but the key is to make sure you have the following elements:

  • 1 or 2 protein rich foods: Quinoa, beans, tofu
  • A starchy vegetable: butternut squash, yam, zucchini etc
  • Leafy greens: kale, chard, spinach, etc
  • A cruciferous veggie: cauliflower, Brussel Sprouts etc
  • Toppings can include: toasted raw almonds, hemp seeds, Nutritional yeast, Gomasio
  • Dressing: It’s the dressing that makes these bowls so tasty you want to eat them all the time. I make loads of creamy vegan dressings from silken tofu, cashew “cream”, and Tahini as a base.

This is the recipe for the bowl above:

Serves 2

 Ingredients

  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 2 cups  brussel sprouts
  • 2 cups yam, cubed
  • 2 cups cooked Quinoa
  • 2 cups steamed purple kale
  • 1 cup steamed sugar snap peas
  • 1 cup Great Northern beans
  • Toppings: Toasted almonds, hemp seeds

Dressing:

  • 1/2 cup culinary coconut milk, lite
  • 2 tbsp almond butter
  • 1 tbsp tahini
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 3 cloves garlic
  • pinch of paprika
  • Sea Salt and Pepper to taste

Toss the ingredients in a blender, and blend until smooth. Chill the dressing until ready to use.

 

The Bowl

Instructions:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F
  2. Massage the yams and sprouts with the oil. Lay them out on a baking sheet and place in the oven for 30- 40 minutes or until lightly browned and tender when pricked with a fork.
  3. Meanwhile, cook the quinoa according to directions on the packet
  4. Steam the greens, and peas for about 2 or 3 minutes (you want them to stay crisp).
  5. Warm up the beans.
  6. Assemble your bowl as above, top with dressing and nuts/seeds

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