Beautiful Buddha Bowl
I’m an absolute sucker for any type or veggie or Buddha bowl and trust me when I say this is what I eat 2-3 times a week, different variations of course but oh my gosh you guys it’s so good and refreshing! This beautiful buddha bowl is packed with SO much nutrients, vibrancy, colour, protein and of course deliciousness! From the roasted veggies to the crispy tofu and don’t even get me started on this golden garlic dream sauce. This beautiful buddha bowl will satisfy you with every last bite, I promise!
Making & Plating the Beautiful Buddha Bowl
Okay lets start with the beautiful assortments of veggies and legumes I chose for this bowl! I love colour, and eating the rainbow is one of the best things you can do for your body in terms of vegetables and fruits so that is why this beautiful buddha bowl has such a gorgeous variety of colour! The veggies and grains you will need include the following, don’t be scared to switch this up or add in anything else that comes to mind!
Kale
Sweet potato
Beets (gold and purple)
Chickpeas
Colourful carrots
Quinoa or choice of grain
Watermelon radishes for garnish
Sauerkraut
Avocado
Start by cooking your choice of grain, I like to do quinoa or cauliflower rice, but brown rice is great or couscous even! This beautiful buddha bowl is fairly simple and easy because most of your veggies are going onto one sheet pan to roast and your more than half done! Wash and prep your veggies, and lay your sweet potatoes, beets, rinsed and strained chickpeas, and carrots down onto a pan. Season them really well with the following spices and give them a good mix so they get coated really well! I made knife marks in my sweet potatoes so they cook easier and season better! Make sure to also flip your sweet potatoes skin side up, so they lay flat when they go into the oven (opposite to picture).
Paprika over everything
Chilli powder (for on sweet potatoes)
lots of sea salt and pepper over everything
Garlic salt over everything
Onion salt over everything
Place your well seasoned vegetables into the oven at 450 degrees for about 20-30 minutes. You might need to place your sweet potatoes back in after depending on size, and take the rest of the veggies out when they are golden and slightly browned!
While your veggies are cooking in the oven you can begin to prep your tofu, kale and the Golden Garlic Dressing! We will start with the tofu because it also needs time to cook in the seasoning and crisp up! Start by pressing your block of extra firm tofu into a towel to remove some of the excess liquid! Then begin by cutting your tofu into rectangles, then cut each rectangle diagonally to make your perfect triangles! Once your tofu is cut, place it in a pan over medium heat in some olive oil, allow it to crisp up slightly and then add the following tofu seasoning into the pan. You will want to flip each tofu to get a nice even coat! At the end when the tofu is nice and crispy, and cooked in the seasoning, I like to add a little splash of tamari to give it a nice glaze!
Paprika
Himalayan pink salt
Garlic Salt
Onion salt
(splash of tamari at the end on low heat)
Next up we will prep the kale so it has time to sit and soften! The most important thing to note when working with kale is that you want to massage it, so its easier to digest and absorb all the nutrients from it! I like to start by generously adding the following to my kale and then i’ll massage it with my hands until it softens and shrinks in size! This will later be mixed with the Golden Garlic Dressing and the rest of the veggies!
Olive oil
Nutritional Yeast
Pink Himalayan salt
Lemon Juice
Lastly we will make this Dreamy Golden Garlic Dressing that is pure goodness, and it’s so easy to whip up! I personally use it for everything! I’m obsessed! In a blender add in the following ingredients, and blend until all smooth and combined! It’s so good, and the smell will even blow you away! It’s one of my favourites!
Olive Oil
Apple cider vinegar
Tamari
Honey
Nutritional yeast
Garlic cloves
Once your grain of choice is cooked, veggies are done, tofu is cooked and crispy, kale is massaged, and dressing is made, you’re ready to plate your very own beautiful buddha bowl! Now you’re probably going to want to mix everything together at the end, but I start by placing each veggie and item in it’s own little section allowing for a beautiful assortment to be seen! I place the quinoa at the bottom and everything around that! Then I add a drizzle of that Golden Garlic Dressing and mix everything together, the flavour is incredible and refreshing! I top with a beautiful ripe avocado, some sauerkraut for digestion and a natural probiotic, watermelon radishes and sprouts! How beautiful! I can’t wait for you to try this beautiful buddha bowl for yourself!
Beautiful Buddha Bowl
Beautiful Buddha Bowl
Ingredients
Roasted Veggies
- 4 small sweet potatoes
- 3-4 beets (purple and golden)
- 1 can chickpeas
- 2 bunches colourful carrots
- seasonings: paprika, chili powder, onion salt, garlic salt, salt and pepper
Grain
- 1 cup grain of choice I use quinoa
Massaged Kale
- 1-2 bunches fresh kale
- 2 tbsp olive oil avocado oil
- 4 tbsp nutritional yeast
- ⅓ tbsp pink Himalayan salt
- lemon juice
Crispy Pan Fried Tofu
- 1 block extra firm tofu
- 5 tsp paprika
- 3 tsp garlic salt & onion salt
- salt and pepper
Golden Garlic Dressing (makes extra)
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- ⅓ cup nutritional yeast
- ½ tbsp tamari
- 1 tbsp honey or maple syrup
- 3 cloves garlic
Toppings
- 1-2 ripe avocados
- purple sauerkraut
- watermelon radish optional garnish
- sprouts optional garnish
Instructions
Roasted Veggies & Your Grain
- Start by cooking your choice of grain, I like to use quinoa, but brown rice, couscous are great too! Preheat oven to 450 degree.
- Wash and prep your veggies to roast as pictured above. Slice your sweet potatoes length wise and make grid lines with your knife so they season perfect! Once your carrots, beets, sweet potatoes, and chickpeas are all prepped and chopped to your liking, generously mix your chickpeas, carrots, and beets, in paprika, onion salt, garlic salt and olive oil (you can mix them or keep separate on your baking sheet). Now generously sprinkle your sweet potatoes with the same seasonings, as well as a little chilli powder and place them face down (skin up).
- Once all your veggies are seasoned and laying on your baking sheet, give one last sprinkle of sea salt and pepper, and place in the oven at 450 degrees for about 20-30 minutes. Depending on the size of your sweet potatoes, they might have to stay in longer than the rest, test with a fork! Veggies should be lightly golden brown!
Crispy Pan Fried Tofu
- While your veggies are roasting we will get started on the tofu. Begin by pressing your tofu in a towel or paper towel to remove some excess liquid. Start cutting the tofu into rectangles, then slice each rectangle diagonally as shown to create 2, 90 degree triangles! Heat a large pan over medium heat with olive oil and evenly place your tofu on here to start to crisp up.
- Mix your tofu seasoning together, paprika, garlic salt, and onion salt, salt and pepper (I'm always generous when I season). After your tofu has been on the heat for about 5, sprinkle this over top and flip the tofu to cook evenly. Once your tofu is nice and coated and crispy, turn down to low heat and add just a splash of tamari to give it a nice coating!
Massaged Kale
- While your tofu is crisping up, you can prep your kale! De-stem and wash your kale, and place it in a large bowl with the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, and nutritional yeast and really work this into the kale with your hands so it starts to soften and shrink noticeably.
Dreamy Golden Garlic Dressing
- In a blender place all the ingredients for the dressing and blend until combined!
Building your Bowl
- Once everything is cooked, crispy and prepped, you can build your bowl! I start with quinoa as my base and place everything individually around that, all your roasted delicious veggies, the massaged kale, crispy tofu, and top it with that dreamy dressing! I also add my avocado here, and the purple sauerkraut! Then mix it all together! It's a dream!
