Description
This Best Buddha Bowl recipe is a colorful and nutritious meal packed with a variety of vegetables, grains, and plant-based proteins. Topped with a flavorful Turmeric Tahini Sauce, this bowl is both satisfying and delicious.
Ingredients
Sweet Potato:
- 1 large sweet potato, cubed
Roasted Vegetables:
- Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
1 watermelon radish or 2 red radishes
2 medium carrots
1 cup shredded red cabbage
Lemon wedge, for squeezing
Greens and Grains:
- 8 kale leaves, chopped
2 cups cooked brown rice or quinoa
1 cup cooked chickpeas or cooked lentils
3/4 cup sauerkraut or other fermented veggie
2 tablespoons sesame seeds or hemp seeds
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
For Serving:
- Turmeric Tahini Sauce
Microgreens, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven and prepare sweet potatoes: Preheat the oven to 400°F. Toss the sweet potatoes with olive oil, salt, and pepper, then spread onto a baking sheet and roast for 20 minutes until golden brown.
- Prepare radishes, carrots, and cabbage: Thinly slice the radish, peel the carrots into ribbons, and toss with shredded cabbage and lemon juice.
- Massage kale leaves: Massage kale with lemon and salt until wilted.
- Assemble the bowls: Combine rice, chickpeas, kale, carrots, radishes, cabbage, sweet potatoes, sauerkraut, sesame seeds, and microgreens if using. Season with salt and pepper, and serve with Turmeric Tahini Sauce.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: Approximately 400 kcal
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 65g
- Fiber: 12g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
