Buddha Bowl Recipe

This is a great meal that can be made in large batches, is super healthy and will last throughout the week. It can be eaten as a main course and used as a side equally well. The most time intensive portion of making Buddha bowl is chopping the veggies, so if you have a food processor, you might want to go that route to save time. Start by making your healthy grains, then add the chopped veggies, some oil to make things slippery. Top your Buddha bowl off with proteins and add some flavoring.

Healthy grains:
-brown or wild rice
-millet or quinoa (both quick to cook and great for you!)

Plus any combo of veggies:
-zuchhini, squash
-broccoli or cauliflower (cut in tiny florets)
-finely chopped greens (kale, romaine, arugula, spinach, etc)
-onion or scallions
-grated carrot
-chopped celery
-1 – 2 cloves fresh garlic
-grated ginger

Proteins:
We also add a few cans of organic beans for additional protein, try out some different varieties. Firm Tofu and chicken also are good; cooked and cut into cube size bites.

Flavoring:
-Ground flax seeds, if you have them
-olive oil or flax oil to dress (1 – 2 teaspoon)
-sea salt or Braggs
-dash of cayenne
-turmeric
-oregano

Sometimes we caramelize chopped onions in oil with garlic and toss that into the Buddha bowl with the veggies. Other alternatives include curries, Asian chili sauce, Mexican spices, use your imagination, different cultural spices give the Buddha bowl a different character and keep it interesting. It's fun to be creative with this recipe, play around and get to know spices you haven't used before!

Buddha Bowl

Buddha bowl goes great with  fresh avocados on the side.