Are you looking for an easy dinner or lunch? This vegan buddha bowl has you covered. It's delicious and can easily be adjusted to your needs and likes. I'll give you some replacement options below. It's ready in 15 minutes and full of flavor and crunch. I love making this during hot summer days when I don't feel like spending loads of time in the kitchen.
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Vegan buddha bowl
I made this vegan buddha bowl for the first time when I was shooting for the next issue of Vegan magazine (in the Netherlands) The assignment was to create recipes that would all fit in one bowl. And quite frankly I love all kinds of bowl recipes. From a simple poke bowl to more elaborate bowls.
Simple bowl
This bowl is pretty easy to make and has the following ingredients:
- quinoa - this is the base of the bowl but you can replace this with rice, cauliflower rice or lettuce
- cucumber - nothing better than adding some freshness and crunch to a buddha bowl that chunks of cucumber
- avocado - for adding some healthy fats and calories to the bowl
- kidney beans - you can replace these with other legumes such as lentils or chickpeas or edamame beans
- radish - I love the sharpness of radish but for this bowl I chose to quickly pickle them in some apple cider vinegar. That removes most of the sharpness and softens them a little bit
- tomatoes - I added some sweet cherry tomatoes to this bowl.
- hummus - instead of a regular dressing I've used the hummus as the thing that binds the whole bowl together.
If you love easy salads for either lunch, dinner or a side dish you might want to check this beetroot salad or the watercress salad too.
FAQ's for vegan buddha bowl
Can you prepare the bowl in advance?
Yes you can prepare the vegan buddha bowl in advance. Most of the element keep pretty well with the exception of the avocado and the hummus. If you want to prepare it and bring to work you can mix all ingredients together and add the avocado and the hummus at the last minute.
What can I add to switch things up?
In addition to the suggestions I gave you above in the ingredient list you can also add things like feta or even cooked chicken if you wanted.
Vegan buddha bowl
Ingredients
- 100 grams quinoa
- 1 avocado thinly sliced
- 100 grams cherry tomatoes quartered
- ½ cucumber quartered lengthwise and then sliced
- 100 g kidney beans rinsed
- 1 bunch radishes
- 2 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- Hummus to serve
Instructions
- In a saucepan with boiling water, cook the quinoa according to package directions until tender. Drain and set aside to cool.
- Slice the radishes very thinly and place in a bowl with the apple cider vinegar. Set aside until you are ready to serve.
- When the quinoa has cooled, divide it between two bowls. Top the quinoa with the avocado, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, kidney beans, pickled radish and cucumber.
- Serve with plenty of hummus.
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