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

• ⅓ cup (80ml) chopped cucumber

• ⅓ 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.