Not only does this quote remind us to stay present, but it mentions 2 of my fav things.. eating and traveling. Walking is pretty cool, too, I guess.. so, 3 of my fav things! Buddha was a wise, mindful man and the Buddha bowl is a mindful meal jam packed with nutrients. You can make these babies vegan, or non. I made myself this vegan one and it was pretty dang delish, if I do say so myself. Best part.. super simple to throw together!

Ingredients:

-1 cup quinoa

-1.5 cups spinach

-1 cup chickpeas

-1/2 avo

-drizzle Better Bean Co Chipotle Dip

-Sriracha hot sauce

-olive oil

-dash turmeric

-dash chipotle powder

-dash pink Himalayan sea salt

-dash oregano

-crushed black pepper

Instructions:

Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Begin to boil 2 cups of water on the stove top in a pot. Mix the chickpeas, chipotle powder, salt, oregano and turmeric with olive oil in a bowl and once thoroughly coated, spread onto a baking sheet (lined with aluminum foil) or a cast iron pan, like I used. When the oven is heated, put the chickpeas in to bake for 15 mins. Once the water is boiling, add quinoa. Let simmer about 10-15 mins and then let cool another 5 mins. Once chickpeas and quinoa are cooked, fix up your Buddha Bowl. I drizzled chipotle bean and Sriracha onto my quinoa and Sriracha and black pepp onto my avo for added flavor. Voila! You made a Buddha Bowl.

Stay Wild,

Danielle

MS, RD, LDN