build-a-bowl

Name: build-a-bowl
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ¼ cup uncooked quinoa 1½ cups arugula ½ cup canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed ½ avocado, peeled, pitted, and sliced ½ red bell pepper, seeded and thinly sliced ½ carrot, ribboned ½ jalapeño pepper, sliced 1 tablespoon hemp hearts 1 serving Turmeric Tah; ⅓ cup tahini 1 teaspoon pure maple syrup ½ teaspoon ground turmeric ½ teaspoon of salt Pinch of freshly ground black pepper ¼ cup water, or more to thin

1 step

Cook:30min

For this recipe, I use a basic formula of greens, proteins, carbs, veggies, crunch, and sauce with hopes of inspiring you to create your own nourishing bowl full of ingredients you love. Using these basic building blocks, the combinations are literally endless for the amazing bowls you can make using just whole food, plant-based ingredients. I’ve included some of my favorites here

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 01:11:15 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories911.7 kcal (46%)

Total Fat58.5 g (84%)

Carbs78.8 g (30%)

Sugars9.2 g (10%)

Protein30.8 g (62%)

Sodium1622.4 mg (81%)

Fiber22.6 g (81%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

1 servings

¼ cupquinoa

uncooked

1 ½ cupsarugula

½ cupcanned chickpeas

0.5avocado

0.5red bell pepper

0.5carrot

0.5jalapeño pepper

1 tablespoonhemp hearts

1Turmeric

turmeric tahini dressing (makes 4)

⅓ cuptahini

1 teaspoonpure maple syrup

½ teaspoonground turmeric

½ teaspoonsalt

black pepper

¼ cupwater

or more to thin

Instructions

Step 1

1. Cook the quinoa according to the package directions, and allow it to cool to room temperature. 2. Combine all the ingredients, except the dressing, in a bowl, and when ready to serve, drizzle the Turmeric Tahini Dressing over the top