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Goddess Mediterranean Bowl

This Vegan Goddess Bowl is full of flavour and textures! This bowl includes brown rice, spinach, chickpeas, cucumber, carrots, avocado, toasted pecans, and dried cranberries with a creamy and tangy Tahini Goddess Dressing. It’s highly nutritious and satisfying with 14 grams of plant-based protein, 13 grams of fibre, and big dose of vitamins and minerals. The Vegan Goddess Bowl is ready to eat in less than 20 minutes. This is a great lunch or dinner for meal prepping or taking on the go!

INGREDIENTS

  • ¾ cup (175ml) cooked brown rice

  • 1 cup (250ml) baby spinach

  • ½ cup (125ml) chickpeas

  • ½ cup (125ml) cubed smoked or marinated tofu (or sub with pan-fried tofu or sriracha and soy sauce tofu)

  • ¼ avocado, chopped

  • β…“ cup (80ml) chopped cucumber

  • β…“ cup (80ml) grated carrot

  • 2 tbsp (30ml) pecan halves (for optimal flavour, toast them)

  • 1–2 tbsp (15-30ml) dried cranberries

  • 2 tbsp (30ml) of Goddess Dressing

Goddess Dressing (additional 10 minutes of preparation)

  • ¼ cup (60ml) tahini

  • ¼ cup (60ml) lemon juice

  • 2 tbsp (30ml) olive oil

  • 3 tbsp (45ml) water

  • 1 tbsp (15ml) soy sauce

  • 1 clove garlic, minced

  • 1 tbsp (15ml) finely chopped fresh dill

  • 1 tbsp (15ml) finely chopped fresh chives

  • 1 tbsp (15ml) finely chopped fresh parsley

  • 1 tsp (5ml) sesame oil

  • ¼ tsp (1.25ml) salt

  • Fresh cracked black pepper, to taste


INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Warm brown rice and tofu.

  2. Begin with a bed of brown rice. Add spinach, warm smoked tofu, chickpeas, cucumber, carrot, avocado, pecans, and dried cranberries.

  3. Drizzle with Goddess Dressing.