It is one of the meals that I often make at home. Very quick to put together. Extremely nutritious and left overs pack well for next day lunches. What else do you want!!!
I got inspiration for this recipe from many blogs, youtube videos and decided to give it my own twist with what we like.
You will need:
Grain:
1 cup rice blend (or white rice, brown rice, quinoa, millet, any mixed grains)
For roasted veggies:
1 medium sweet potato diced
1 bunch of asparagus cut in thirds
You can use other veggies like cauliflower, broccoli, purple potatoes, purple carrots, carrots, butternut squash, peppers. Any colorful veggies that you can think of!
Additional fresh veggies for bowl:
greens (I used baby spinach, you could use kale, lettuce etc.)
avocado (sliced/chopped)
tomatoes (optional)
Protein:
14 oz pack of tofu cubed
15 oz can garbanzo beans
Seasonings for roasted veggies and garbanzo beans:
olive oil
salt
black pepper
onion powder
garlic powder
thyme
oregano
rosemary
red chilli flakes
fresh herbs (optional, I used thyme from my Gardyn)
Additional seasonings for garbanzo beans:
1 tsp cumin powder
1/4 tsp red chilli powder
Seasonings for tofu:
3 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp chilli oil (or red chilli flakes/sriracha/hot sauce)
salt per taste
black pepper (optional)
Dressing/sauce for the bowl:
3 tbsp tahini
1 tbsp agave/honey/maple syrup
1 tbsp chilli oil (or red chilli flakes/sriracha/hot sauce)
lime juice from 1/2 lime
salt
1/3 cup water
Method:
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
Add the veggies for roasting and garbanzo beans in oven safe pan. Add the seasonings for both and mix well.
In another oven safe pan add the diced tofu and mix in the seasonings for that.
Place both the pans in the oven and bake at 400°F for 20 minutes.
I usually make the grain in my Instant Pot (IP). Add 1 cup of rice blend to the main IP pot. Add 1.5 cups of water to this (or adjust according to other grains). Set the IP to manual pressure mode for 6 minutes and wait for natural pressure release.
TIP:
1 cup of rice- 2 cups of water (IP manual high pressure for 6 min)
1 cup quinoa-1-1.5 cups of water based on the variety (IP manual high pressure for 2 min)
Mix in all the ingredients for the dressing/sauce. Set it aside.
Time to assemble:
Add some grain in a bowl. Add the roasted veggies, garbanzo beans and tofu to this. Top it up with sliced/chopped avocado and some fresh greens. Drizzle some dressing/sauce on top.
Garnish (optional):
pepita seeds
sesame seeds
pine nuts
ENJOY!
Lovely sauce