A filling grain bowl with creamy tahini dressing

tahini

🥗Healthier: sunflower seed butter

💰Cheaper: peanut butter

Sunflower seed butter is nut-free and offers a similar creamy texture.

quinoa

🥗Healthier: farro

💰Cheaper: brown rice

Brown rice is more affordable and still provides fiber.

avocado

🥗Healthier: mashed peas

💰Cheaper: sliced cucumbers

Mashed peas add creaminess and are less expensive.

chickpeas

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Canned beans are a cost-effective source of protein.

Boil a large pot of water for cooking barley.

Add barley to boiling water and cook until done, using the pasta style method (no water to grain ratio).

Once cooked, cool the barley and freeze it in three separate pouches for future meals.

For the tahini dressing, combine tahini, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt, maple syrup, and water in a bowl.

Stir the dressing until it thickens up.

Grab a bowl and take the frozen barley out of the freezer; reheat if desired.

Add cooked barley to the bowl as the base.

Top with arugula or salad greens, cooked sweet potato, and roasted red peppers.

Crumble feta cheese on top and add walnuts.

Drizzle the tahini dressing over the assembled bowl.

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