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Buddha Bowl

Build your own Buddha Bowl. This buddha bowl recipe is super fresh,delicious and versatile! The rice and veggies and dressing can be made inadvance and stored in the refrigerator.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Appetizer, Main Course
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Quinoa: 1 cup
Lentils
  • Masoor Dal Red Lentils or
  • Green Mung Dal or
  • Beluga Lentils: 1 cup
Salad Ingredients
  • Vegetables of your choice (e.g., cucumbers, tomatoes, carrots, bellpeppers)
Greens
  • Spinach like kale, or any leafy greens (optional to stem gently)
Hummus Ingredients
  • Cooked Garbanzo Beans Chickpeas: 1 cup
  • Tahini: 2 tablespoons
  • Garlic: 1-2 cloves
  • Lemon: 1 juiced
  • Salt: To taste

Method
 

  1. Cook 1 cup Quinoa with 2 cups water
  2. Cook ⁠1 cup lentils (Masoor dal or green mung dal or beluga lentils) with 2.5 cups water.
  3. Make salad of your choice and add greens (steam gently if desired).
  4. Make hummus (cooked garbanzo, tahini, garlic, lemon, salt).
  5. Assemble Buddha bowl!!!

Video

Notes

Optional: Add salsa, chutney, oil free pesto etc.
Substitute different lentils and substitute different grains!