Buddhabowls

You might have already heard of the #Buddhabowl trend and I recently jumped on the bandwagon and I'm telling you it's worth it! They are delicious, nourishing, quick and easy and you have endless options of creating them! Also they are an awesome way to use up leftovers and small amounts of vegetables that don't really fit into anything else.

To make a Buddhabowl you need a bowl with a wide rim as you lay all the ingredients in a row to create a fancy looking dish.

Start with a base of a wholegrain or grain alternative.
My favourites: brown rice, quinoa, millet, couscous, buckwheat
I like spicing things up with a little garlic and chili (cook'em right in)

Add some kind of legume
My favourites: sprouted lentils, sprouted chickpeas, adzuki beans, small black beans

Add a whole bunch of vegetables and herbs. You can bake, steam, fry ... or leave them raw. I usually make a mixture of steamed, fried and raw veggies.
For frying I use peanut or sesame oil and shoyu (soy sauce) to add flavour.
Fried favourites: bell peppers, mushrooms, red onions, zucchini
Steamed favourites: green asparagus, bok choy, broccoli, green beans, cauliflower
Raw favourites: shredded carrots, cherry tomatoes, avocado, spring onion, cilantro, shredded red cabbage, sprouts

Add a healthy sauce or dip. Even a nut butter or simply shoyu or ume vinegar would be great!
Favourites: guacamole, hummus, tahina-umeboshi-dressing

Top it all off with a sprinkle of your favourite nuts or seeds.
Favourites: sesame, pumpkin, sunflower, crushed pecans

I love getting creative with these bowls and always make it a little different!
My son loves them too! :)

For a toddler bowl I use smaller quantities of each ingredient and cut some veggies small enough to spoon-feed him and leave others larger for him to munch on by hand.
He usually eats approximately half of it for lunch and the other half for dinner. That way he gets a whole rainbow of veggies into his diet! :)

You could also make sweet Buddhabowls for breakfast with a whole bunch of fruits. You can skip on the legumes and add dried fruit and more nuts and seeds instead :)

Enjoy!