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A vibrant and healthy rice bowl recipe featuring brown rice, roasted butternut squash, kale, chickpeas, carrots, radishes, and red cabbage, drizzled with a creamy yellow dressing.

Vegan Buddha Bowl

This recipe shows you how to build a healthy and colorful vegan buddha bowl with a turmeric tahini sauce, roasted sweet potatoes, fresh vegetables, chickpeas, brown rice, and sauerkraut. It's perfect for meal prepping.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4 bowls
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Vegan, Vegetarian
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Turmeric Tahini Sauce
  • 1/2 cup tahini
  • 1/4 cup water plus more to thin
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
For the Bowl Components
  • 1 large sweet potato peeled and cubed
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 can chickpeas rinsed and drained
  • 2 cups cooked brown rice
  • 2 cups kale chopped
  • 1/2 cup watermelon radish thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cup rainbow carrots julienned
  • 1/2 cup red cabbage shredded
  • 1/4 cup sauerkraut

Equipment

  • Baking sheet
  • Small bowl
  • Whisk

Method
 

  1. Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Toss the cubed sweet potato with olive oil, salt, and pepper on a baking sheet. Roast for 25-30 minutes, or until tender and slightly caramelized.
  2. While the sweet potatoes are roasting, prepare the turmeric tahini sauce. In a small bowl, whisk together tahini, water, lemon juice, turmeric, garlic powder, and salt until smooth. Add more water, a teaspoon at a time, to reach your desired consistency.
  3. Assemble your buddha bowls. Divide the cooked brown rice among four bowls. Top with the roasted sweet potatoes, chickpeas, chopped kale, sliced watermelon radish, julienned rainbow carrots, shredded red cabbage, and sauerkraut.
  4. Drizzle generously with the turmeric tahini sauce before serving.

Notes

You can prepare all the components ahead of time for easy meal prep. Store each component separately in the refrigerator and assemble just before serving.

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