Vegan Grain Bowl
This easy grain bowl has so much to love—sweet potatoes, protein-packed chickpeas, creamy avocado and homemade tahini dressing. Make the full recipe on the weekend and pack into individual serving containers for ready-to-go lunches for work all week.
Servings
4 servings
Prep Time
30 minutes
Total Time
30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1medium sweet potato, peeled if desired, cut into 1-inch chunks
- 3tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
- 1/2teaspoon salt, divided
- 1/2teaspoon ground pepper, divided
- 2tablespoons tahini
- 2tablespoons water
- 1tablespoon lemon juice
- 1small clove garlic, minced
- 2cups cooked quinoa
- 115-ounce can chickpeas, rinsed
- 1firm ripe avocado, diced
- 1/4cup chopped fresh parsley or cilantro
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Toss sweet potato with 1 tablespoon oil and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a medium bowl. Transfer to a rimmed baking sheet. Roast, stirring once, until tender, 15 to 18 minutes.
- Meanwhile, to make the tahini dressing, whisk the remaining 2 tablespoons oil, tahini, water, lemon juice, garlic and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper in a small bowl.
- To serve, divide quinoa among 4 bowls. Top with equal amounts of sweet potato, chickpeas and avocado. Drizzle with the tahini dressing. Sprinkle with parsley (or cilantro).
Nutrition Facts
Per serving (recipe makes 4 servings)
| Calories | 455kcal |
|---|---|
| Carbohydrate Total | 51g |
| Total Sugars | 3g |
| Added Sugars | 0g |
| Fiber | 11g |
| Total Fat | 25g |
| Saturated Fat | 3g |
| Mono Saturated Fat | 15g |
| Cholesterol | 0mg |
| Sodium | 472mg |
| Protein | 11g |
| Potassium | 742mg |
| Calcium | 77mg |
| Folate | 149mcg |
| Omega-6 | 5g |
| Vitamin E | 5mg |
| Zinc | 3mg |
| Vitamin B3 | 2mg |
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