Gather up all your leftover summer veggies and make this nutrient packed, super filling End Of Summer Buddha Bowl! You'll love it even more than back to school... 😉
No, summer isn't over yet technically... But Halloween stuff is already popping up all over place; so is pumpkin spice EVERYTHING ( thank you Starbucks!) and pools are already closed for the season, even though we're expecting yet another heat wave this week. Fall produce is slowly starting to make its way over to the market shelves, as we say goodbye to all the colorful and juicy summer fruits and veggies.
To give the sunny, warm months the appropriate send off, we have gathered the most beautiful, fresh, local ingredients into this delicious Buddha Bowl.
Super colorful and nutrient packed, this bowl is a complete meal in, well... a bowl! Plant based protein from chickpeas and quinoa, chuck full of fiber and vitamins from the greens and veggies and healthy fats from avocado, sunflower seeds, pistachio and chia. All drizzled with a sweet and spicy homemade strawberry and peach dressing.
Hope you enjoy this last little bit of summer 🙂
End Of Summer Buddha Bowl
- Total Time: 25 mins
- Yield: 1 bowl 1x
Ingredients
- 1 cup cooked quinoa or brown rice ( for instructions on how to cook quinoa, click here )
- 1 cup chopped kale
- 1 cup chopped red leaf lettuce
- ⅔ cup canned chickpeas
- ½ cup corn kernels
- 2 rainbow carrots, sliced
- 1 ripe tomato, sliced
- 1 small cucumber, sliced
- ½ avocado, sliced
- 3-4 strawberries, sliced
- 1 tbsp sunflower seeds
- 1 tbsp shelled pistachios
- Strawberry Peach Dressing:
- ½ ripe peach, peeled
- 3 strawberries
- Juice of 1 small lemon
- 1 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tbsp brown mustard
- 2 tsp green dragon hot sauce or sriracha ( or to taste, optional)
- 2 tsp chia seeds
- ¼ - ½ tsp salt
Instructions
- Place quinoa or rice on the bottom of a large bowl. Arrange the rest of the ingredients on top
- To prepare the dressing, combine all the ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth. Drizzle over the bowl
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: Entree
- Cuisine: Kosher / Vegan
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