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I’m sure you’ve heard the expression before…”eat the rainbow.” Well, I’m going to make that easy for you today!
Eating various plant-based foods of different colors have so many health benefits! Different colored foods actually have many different nutrients in them. Carrots are orange, and high in beta-carotene, while dark leafy greens contain a lot of folate.
Basically, eating various different colored plant-based foods will help you make sure you’re getting all the vitamins and minerals your body needs!
Also, eating rainbow colored foods looks pretty too. And doesn’t having a rainbow nourishment bowl with maple tahini dressing sound a lot better than just having a salad?
I love making colorful buddha bowls for lunch during the weekdays. (Like you may have seen on my Instagram here or here.)
One thing I love to do is prepare my ingredients in advance so I can save on prep time when it comes to making lunch. I usually do this on a Sunday and make a big batch of quinoa, shred some cabbage, carrots…etc. and store them all in a Tupperware in the fridge.
These rainbow nourishment bowls with maple tahini dressing are:
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Packed with plant-based power
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Filled with vitamins and nutrients
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Will give you your intake of veggie servings for the day (they’re loaded with veggies!)
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Naturally vegan, gluten-free, paleo
Rainbow nourishment bowls with maple tahini dressing
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 3 big bowls 1x
- Category: Main course/appetizer
- Method: Mix
- Cuisine: American
Description
Nourishing plant-based bowls filled with colorful veggies!
Ingredients
Scale
Salad dressing
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tsp tamari
- 3 tbsp water
- salt & pepper to taste
Bowls
- 3 cups spinach or lettuce
- 1 cup quinoa, cooked
- 1/2 cup cabbage, shredded
- 2 large carrots, peeled or grated
- 1 cup yellow corn (from a can or fresh)
- 1 beet, grated (I used pink beet)
- 1/2 cup sprouts (I used radish sprouts)
- 3 watermelon radishes (or regular radishes)
- 1 avocado, sliced
- 3 tbsp hemp seeds
Instructions
- To make the dressing, add the tahini, lemon juice, olive oil, maple syrup, tamari, water, salt and pepper to a mason jar. Cover tightly with the lid and shake until well combined. Taste and adjust seasoning as needed.
- To assemble the bowls, layer spinach or lettuce on the bottom. The rest of the ingredients will go on top.
- Layer the quinoa, cabbage, carrots, corn, beets, sprouts, radishes, and avocado in small sections on top of the bowl.
- Sprinkle with hemp seeds.
- Serve right away with the maple tahini dressing.
Notes
Make a double batch of the dressing and store it in the fridge for the week to top salads and bowls
Add any veggies you like to this bowl
Add any Protein you like to this bowl to make it a more filling meal
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 large bowl
- Calories: 588
- Sugar: 7g
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Carbohydrates: 65g
- Fiber: 13g
- Protein: 16g
These bowls look so pretty and perfect! I love the ingredients and the dressing ???
Thanks Bianca! The dressing is one of my favorites to keep on hand and use for salads or bowls!
I love the sound of rainbow nourishment bowls! And they are so pretty and perfect! I make a similar tahini maple dressing every week and use it on everything – sooo good!
Thanks Nisha! How great is tahini in dressings? It’s so good on everything!
Nice, and pretty too! I have actually had a medical professional tell me we should all eat a rainbow of color. It is nice nature makes food so lovely!
That’s great Adrienne, and thank you! It’s really incredible how healing foods can be. It really is nature’s medicine!
Wow, this is so beautiful that I literally stared at the photos for a while. I think I will feel so good after eating this meal.
Hi Heejee,
Thank you so much! It’s definitely a great meal that will leave you feeling amazing!