Sweet Potato Buddha Bowl

This big bowl of goodness is brought to you from the earth to your plate!

These bowls are quick to prep, easy to make, and are suitable contenders for a meal prepped lunch or dinner! 

I love the ease of Buddha bowls, mainly because they fill you up and provide energy that you can feel move through you rather than a big meal that requires a nap. These bowls will help energise your day if consumed at lunchtime or satisfy you until bedtime if consumed for your evening meal. 

I made a batch of my favourite hummus to accompany this dish; follow the link to my red pepper hummus recipe so that you can try it too! I also made a tahini dressing for drizzling, especially good on the lettuce and cabbage slaw. There are many note-worthy nutrients in this buddha bowl, such as vitamin A via the sweet potato and zinc via the pumpkin seeds; it's also high in protein from the chickpeas and lentils, plus via the tahini and pumpkin seeds.

Meal prep your Buddha bowls for an easy meal you can eat cold from the fridge!

I love leftovers when they are easy to eat cold like this! The sweet potato bowls store well in glass containers with lids in the fridge, ready for a perfect hearty yet healthy lunch or meatless dinner option that will keep you satisfied for hours from all the fibre, healthy carbs, calories, and plant-based protein. 

This is how you make eating wholesome wholefood meals convenient, so you've made this an evening meal or a lunch, and you've kept a portion or two behind, such as with this buddha bowl. Why put just one sweet potato in the oven to bake? When you can bake 3 or 4 simultaneously and take any leftovers to work or have them for dinner the next day. I would separate the hummus, and the dressing and only cut the avocado when serving to ensure freshness.

Sweet Potato Buddha Bowl Recipe

This buddha bowl recipe is naturally vegan and gluten-free, and even though it's healthy, it tastes as if you ordered it from a local vegan café!

Serves 3

INGREDIENTS

For the bowls:

• 3 medium sweet potatoes
• 1 tin lentils, drained and rinsed
• 1 batch of red pepper hummus
• 3 spring onions
• 1 large avocado or 2 small
• 3 tbsp pumpkin seeds
• 6 handfuls of sliced lettuce

For the cabbage slaw:

• 1/4 cup white cabbage finely sliced, can use red cabbage, washed
• 3 tbsp vinegar; I used apple cider vinegar
• 1/4 tsp sugar or maple syrup
• 1/4 tsp salt

For the tahini dressing:

• 1/4 cup tahini
• 1 lemon's juice
• 1 clove of garlic, finely minced
• 3-4 tbsp of water to thin
• Pinch of salt and black pepper

METHOD

1. Pre-heat your oven to 200c or gas mark 7. Clean your sweet potatoes and place them on a baking tray; you can add on top greaseproof paper or a silicone baking sheet to catch their sweetness as it oozes out, as I find this sticks like glue to my glass bake wear. 
2. Bake your potatoes for around 30 minutes or until a knife slides easily through; bring them out and leave them on the side.
3. While your potatoes are baking, make your cabbage slaw; I sliced finely carefully with a large knife, using a mandolin here will bring ease and precision. Add your shredded cabbage to salt, vinegar, and sugar in a bowl. Work the ingredients into the cabbage with your hands for a few seconds and toss until thoroughly combined. Set aside.
4. Prep your hummus, and whisk the ingredients for the tahini dressing in a small bowl, adding more water to thin, if necessary.
5. Chop your lettuce, spring onion, and avocado, then start to plate up your bowls. Each bowl has a sweet potato cut in half, 2 big handfuls of chopped lettuce, +44 7908290629rd of an avocado depending on size, 1/3rd tin of lentils, a handful of the slaw, spring onion, pumpkin seeds, and tahini dressing.

Serve immediately or store in the fridge for up to 3 days, keeping the hummus and tahini dressing separate.

Macronutrients per serving:

Kcal: 607

Protein: 26g

Fat: 25g

Carbs: 76g

Fibre: 24g

Micronutrients per serving:

Vitamin A 142% RDI

Magnesium 76% RDI

Zinc 63% RDI

Iron 52% RDI

Enjoy!

Recipe by Rose Wyles - The Vegan Nutritionist

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