Buddha Bowl Vegan Salad

Fresh vegan buddha bowl salad of veggies, soba noodles, fresh lemon sauce – delicious, juicy and flavorful.

Buddha bowl – the name of the salad. What is this name?

We are sure you have seen on social media colorful bowls, packed with plant-based goodness like grains, legumes, steamed and raw veggies, and flavorful sauces. The name could come from how Buddha collected alms, using a large bowl to gather small bits of food that the residents of whatever village he was staying in could afford to share.

Buddha bowl is a bawl full of good nutrients. Let’s say a big macro-bowl made to give you energy as it is filled with wholegrains, legume, leafy greens, steamed vegetables, some fruits, and a delicious sauce.

The basic formula for a good Buddha bawl: Use one item from each of these categories:

A delicious sauce – Vinaigrette or Tahini works fine or any sauce of choice.

Cooked vegetables – Roasted sweet potatoes, parsnips, beetroot, roasted butternut squash, regular potatoes, roasted brussels sprouts, roasted broccoli, cauliflower, asparagus, or beets would all be great. You could also try cooking them in different ways, steam or roast the carrots, or boil the sweet potatoes. In the summer, grilled veggies would be great here too!

Raw vegetables –radish, carrots, and red cabbage give this buddha bowl recipe a huge pop of color!

Leafy greens – Bring on the kale, lettuce or any green leaves in your fridge.

A legume proteine– a great plant-based protein: chickpeas, beans, quinoa, try edamame or top your grain bowls with cubes of crispy tofu or tempeh. For extra crunch, you could even use roasted chickpeas!

A grain – buckwheat soba noodles, brown rice, whole grain pasta. Change up the grain. Replace the rice with quinoa, faro, or couscous. For extra veggie power, skip the grain, and swap in cauliflower rice or broccoli rice.

A fresh fruit – pomelo, grapefruit, orange, apple, pomegranate

Always keep these components in the fridge to meal prep this recipe for lunch in your Lunchbox during the week.