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Purple Power Bowls

Purple Power Bowls are a mélange of colorful grains, beans, and vegetables with more flavor and texture than imaginable. 
Prep Time30 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Total Cost: $13.85 recipe / $2.77 serving
Servings: 5 bowls
Calories: 474kcal
Author: Beth Moncel

Ingredients

LEMON TAHINI DRESSING (optional)

  • 1/3 cup tahini $1.13
  • 1/3 cup water $0.00
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice $0.18
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed* $0.08
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin $0.05
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper $0.03
  • 1/2 tsp salt $0.02

SALAD

  • 2.5 cups cooked rice or other grain $0.87
  • 1 15oz. can chickpeas $0.79
  • 4 oz. baby greens $1.99
  • 2-3 small beets (2/3 lb.) $1.72
  • 2 zucchini (1 lb.) $1.63
  • 3 carrots (3/4 lb.) $0.79
  • 1 small red cabbage (2 lb.) $1.41
  • 1 avocado $1.25
  • 1/2 bunch green onion $0.35
  • 1/2 cup pepitas $1.56

Instructions

  • Prepare the dressing by placing all the ingredients in a blender and puréeing until smooth. If you don't have a blender, mince the garlic, then whisk the ingredients together in a bowl. Refrigerate the dressing until ready to use.
  • Cool the cooked rice, if needed. Drain the can of chickpeas. Wash the beets, zucchini, and carrots well. Use a food processor or large-holed cheese grater to shred the beets, zucchini, and carrots. Remove any wilted leaves from the cabbage, then cut into quarters, and remove the core. Shred the cabbage using a food processor, or slice thinly with a knife. Slice the avocado and green onion.
  • To build the bowls, place about 1/2 cup of the cooked rice in a bowl along with about 1/4 cup of chickpeas. Add a handful of baby greens, shredded beets, zucchini, carrots, and cabbage. Top with a few slices of avocado and a sprinkle of pepitas and sliced onion. Finally, drizzle the lemon tahini dressing liberally over the bowl, then eat.

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Notes

*I often use 2 cloves of garlic for the dressing, but used one clove today to make it more gentle on the stomach.

Nutrition

Serving: 1salad | Calories: 474kcal | Carbohydrates: 64g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 20g | Sodium: 608mg | Fiber: 14g