This quinoa energy bowl is the sort of lunch I appreciated to drag collectively again within the days we’d work in our studio in San Francisco’s Chinatown. It was one thing I’d make commonly as a result of it checks all of the bins — fascinating, seasonal, filling, and nutritious. The bottom is just mung beans and quinoa topped a number of great things. I might argue, the magic *actually* comes from deeply sautéed and spiced celery. The celery brings an unbelievable quantity of taste and depth to the remainder of the dish, and welcomes all types of different toppings – roasted cherry tomatoes, salted dill yogurt, fast pickled crimson onions, chopped olives.
The Key to an Straightforward Energy Bowl
I are likely to preserve a variety of cooked beans and grains available, and that’s one little trick that makes one thing like this simple to drag collectively. So, in order for you one thing like this quinoa energy bowl to return collectively rapidly, the secret is to make elements forward of time. Do a little bit of meal prep. I are likely to cook dinner elements for the week on the weekends, in massive batches, after which preserve an quantity I feel we’d eat within the fridge. Freeze the the remainder after permitting it to chill utterly. This fashion I at all times have cooked quinoa, barley, brown rice, mung beans, only a fast thaw away.
Maintain it Easy or Load it Up!
With regards to energy bowls, you may make issues easy, or flared them out with as many toppings as you want (as pictured). This was a late summer time model, however I think about an autumn model with roasted delicata squash, or baked mushrooms, or herb jam can be nice later within the yr. Or do a do-it-yourself labneh instead of the yogurt.
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