06 Jan How to make a delicious complete meal!
There is no specific recipe to creating the perfect buddha bowl, it only requires a combination of plant protein + vegetables + grains with dressing on top, served in the same bowl.
Buddha bowls are my absolute favorite! I love the taste of different ingredients together mixed with multiple textures and not to mention how easy they are to put together!
You can also meal prep enough to last a full week by putting each item in different containers and vary each bowl’s ingredients.
Buddha bowl instructions
- Preheat over at 400º F.
- Peel (optional) sweet potatoes and cut them into medium cubes, add salt, pepper and 1/4 cup of olive oil.
- Peel beets and cut them into medium cubes as well and repeat the same process: Add salt, pepper and 1/4 of olive oil. Roast in oven separately for 25-30 mins.
- I love adding raw shredded carrots to add texture but you can sauté it in a medium pan with olive oil if you wish!
- Cook brown rice, quinoa, and chickpeas according to package instructions and set aside.
Dressing instructions
- Mix all ingredients together, the order doesn’t matter; you can use a small food processor or hand mixer.
Serving instructions
- To serve, first place the spinach in a medium bowl. Then cover the bed of spinach with brown rice, quinoa, and chickpeas. Next add the rest of the ingredients and top with dressing. Enjoy!
When you’re on a vegetarian or vegan diet, you want to make sure you get the right ingredients for complete nutrition.
If a food contains all nine essential amino acids, it’s considered a complete protein.
Quinoa is an excellent plant-based protein source as it constraints 8 grams of quality protein per cup. Plant protein is a great option for your overall health! Just make sure you are ingesting quality sources of plant protein and the right amount.
Essential amino acids play a highly important role in the body as well. They are needed for vital processes like building proteins and synthesis of hormones and neurotransmitters. The lack of essential amino acids in the body can cause a significant decrease in the production of serotonin and dopamine, affecting the brain’s functions resulting in digestive problems, decreased immunity, depression, slowed growth in children and other health issues.
Buddha bowl
1/2 lb of cooked brown rice
1/2 lb of cooked tricolor quinoa
2 medium sweet potatoes
2 beets
1/2 lb of cooked chickpeas (canned if preferred)
1 handful of fresh spinach
1/2 cup of fresh shredded carrot
1 cup of olive oil
Dressing
1/2 cup of creamy peanut butter
1 tablespoon of maple syrup
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
1 tablespoon of lime juice
1/2 teaspoon of dried ginger
1/2 cup of cashew milk
There is no specific recipe to creating the perfect buddha bowl, it only requires a combination of plant protein + vegetables + grains with dressing on top, served in the same bowl.
Buddha bowls are my absolute favorite! I love the taste of different ingredients together mixed with multiple textures and not to mention how easy they are to put together!
You can also meal prep enough to last a full week by putting each item in different containers and vary each bowl’s ingredients.
Buddha bowl
1/2 lb of cooked brown rice
1/2 lb of cooked tricolor quinoa
2 medium sweet potatoes
2 beets
1/2 lb of cooked chickpeas (canned if preferred)
1 handful of fresh spinach
1/2 cup of fresh shredded carrot
1 cup of olive oil
- Preheat over at 400º F.
- Peel (optional) sweet potatoes and cut them into medium cubes, add salt, pepper and 1/4 cup of olive oil.
- Peel beets and cut them into medium cubes as well and repeat the same process: Add salt, pepper and 1/4 of olive oil. Roast in oven separately for 25-30 mins.
- I love adding raw shredded carrots to add texture but you can sauté it in a medium pan with olive oil if you wish!
- Cook brown rice, quinoa, and chickpeas according to package instructions and set aside.
Dressing
1/2 cup of creamy peanut butter
1 tablespoon of maple syrup
2 tablespoons of soy sauce
1 tablespoon of lime juice
1/2 teaspoon of dried ginger
1/2 cup of cashew milk
- Mix all ingredients together, the order doesn’t matter; you can use a small food processor or hand mixer.
Instructions
- To serve, first place the spinach in a medium bowl. Then cover the bed of spinach with brown rice, quinoa, and chickpeas. Next add the rest of the ingredients and top with dressing. Enjoy!
When you’re on a vegetarian or vegan diet, you want to make sure you get the right ingredients for complete nutrition.
If a food contains all nine essential amino acids, it’s considered a complete protein.
Quinoa is an excellent plant-based protein source as it constraints 8 grams of quality protein per cup. Plant protein is a great option for your overall health! Just make sure you are ingesting quality sources of plant protein and the right amount.
Essential amino acids play a highly important role in the body as well. They are needed for vital processes like building proteins and synthesis of hormones and neurotransmitters. The lack of essential amino acids in the body can cause a significant decrease in the production of serotonin and dopamine, affecting the brain’s functions resulting in digestive problems, decreased immunity, depression, slowed growth in children and other health issues.
No Comments