Today's recipe is a rich and nutritious one-bowl vegan meal, AKA Buddha Bowl. Take your prettiest bowl, and we'll help you fill it with wholesome quinoa, hearty sweet potatoes, high-protein black beans, beautiful tenderstem broccoli, and a fresh green tahini pesto. This recipe is so smacking good even the most ardent meat-eaters will want a piece of the action.
Most buddha bowls are served cold, but it's not a rule. In fact, you can enjoy our recipe warm or cold. A one-bowl meal filled with veggies that is good cold... Are you thinking what we are thinking? Meal prepping paradise! You can cook a huge batch of this sweet potato bowl, and it will last up to 5 days when stored in the fridge. Such is the beauty of cooking with non-animal products.
All the ingredients in this recipe have something special, and we'd like to write a few words about them below. Don't let our little monologue drift you away from your food, though! Feel free to jump straight to the recipe below if you're hungry.
First of all, the sauce. This green tahini "pesto" is so good that we are considering making a standalone recipe out of it. It consists of tahini, a handful of fresh basil leaves, lemon juice, and garlic. We didn't expect tahini and basil to go so well together; it was a pleasant surprise. We think you'll love it.
Then we have black beans and quinoa, which are excellent sources of fibres and proteins, among many other good things. Both macronutrients are essential for a balanced meal, which is the whole point of a Buddha Bowl. Quinoa is particularly useful here, as in any vegan diet. It's one of the few plants to have all the nine essential amino acids your body needs to build proteins (thus called a complete protein source).
Finally, here come the heroes of the dish. The tenderstem broccoli! They are wonderful veggies that combine the culinary properties of both broccoli (the florets) and asparagus (the edible stem). Moreover, just as any other dark green veggies, they are loaded with antioxidants and vitamins, that help your skin and cells stay young.
Are you ready for this healthy veggie bowl? You could be eating it in 30 minutes, and it could sort out your lunches for up to a week if batch-cooked. Enjoy!