
MISO AUBERGINE, CHICKPEA & GREENS WITH A TAHINI DRESSING
A Buddha bowl is the perfect way to create a super easy, nutritious, but delicious plant-based meal - here's how:
Build a base: Add a starch like brown rice/sweet potatoes/couscous, quoinoa/whole grain pasta/bulgar wheat.
Add a plant protein: chickpeas, beans, peas, lentils or tofu.
Pile up your bowl with veggies - go crazy and add as many greens and veggies as you like: broccoli, cabbage, kale, spinach, corn, peppers, onions, carrots, tomatoes.
Add some extra flavour by mixing in some sauce +/- spices: lemon, lime juice, vinegar, mustard, tahini dressing, or maybe a table spoon of hummus and a few slices of avocado... And enjoy!
Ingredients
Method
- Cook rice until tender - Set aside.
- Preheat oven to 200 C. Dice aubergine into 3cm cubes. Combine miso paste with a little water if it is too thick. Toss the aubergine cubes so they are well coated. Bake in oven for 20 minutes, turning once if needed.
- Toss chickpeas with hot sauce, garlic powder, onion powder and turmeric. Bake for 20 minutes. Remove and set aside.
- Whisk together or blend the ingredients for the dressing and set aside. Add cold water to thin if needed.
- Steam broccoli and kale until tender. Cool slightly then squeeze with lemon juice.
- Add the rice to the bowl, then the aubergine, chickpeas and kale and broccoli.
- Drizzle the tahini dressing on top and enjoy the bowl warm.
- Store any leftover components separately in the fridge to enjoy at another time.
Notes
Recipe Courtesy of Riverford Organics