New Year Grain Bowl - Healthy Recipes for 2021

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: tofu

💰Cheaper: cottage cheese

Tofu offers a dairy-free option while cottage cheese is more affordable.

quinoa

🥗Healthier: brown rice

💰Cheaper: white rice

Brown rice provides similar fiber benefits at a lower cost.

pumpkin seeds

🥗Healthier: sunflower seeds

💰Cheaper: peanuts

Sunflower seeds are a nut-free alternative, while peanuts are more budget-friendly.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Avocado oil has health benefits, while canola oil is less expensive.

Start by cooking brown rice and quinoa until done.

Prepare a seed granola by mixing raw quinoa, toasted sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds in a bowl.

Add olive oil, maple syrup, salt, cayenne pepper, and cumin powder to the seeds and quinoa mixture, then mix well.

Spread the mixture onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and bake at 375°F for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent burning.

Chop the sweet potato and tempeh into bite-sized pieces.

Toss the sweet potato and tempeh with olive oil, maple syrup, and salt, then spread them on a sheet pan.

Roast the sweet potato and tempeh in the oven for about 10 to 15 minutes until the sweet potatoes are soft.

Thinly slice the radishes and marinate the kale with lemon vinaigrette.

Toss the cooked grains (brown rice and quinoa) with lemon vinaigrette and a little salt for seasoning.

Assemble the grain bowl by layering the grains, marinated kale, edamame, napa cabbage, sliced radishes, and avocado.

Top the bowl with roasted sweet potatoes, tempeh, tahini vinaigrette, and the seed granola for crunch.

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