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Summer Buddha Bowls with Turmeric Chickpeas

8/14/17

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These vegan Summer Buddha Bowls with Turmeric Chickpeas, marinated tofu, sunflower sprouts and quinoa are just as delicious as they are nutritious!

Summer Buddha Bowls with Turmeric Chickpeas

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Say hello to summer in a bowl.

You always hear about buddha bowls being so popular in the fall and winter season. I mean, what's up with that? I get it, root veggies are amazing, especially when roasted in the oven and tossed in a cilantro tahini dressing. Like gimme ALL the kale and quinoa bowls for lunch.

But as much as I absolutely adore fall, I'm just not ready for it yet.

So, I'm coming at ya with these delish, glowing Summer Buddha Bowls with turmeric chickpeas, loaded with all sorts of veg you can find at your local farmer's market this time of year. Take advantage of the harvest upon us!!!

Summer Buddha Bowls with Turmeric Chickpeas

Before I dive too much into specifics, I should mention that I don't normally go vegetarian. I mean, I love my veggies and all and incorporate a TON of plant-based foods in my diet, but I usually believe in some sort of lean protein as the cornerstone of all proper meals. I mean don't get me wrong, I definitely think you can live a long and healthy life on a vegetarian/vegan diet but I feel like it's harder to get your protein in on a regular basis – or maybe it's just that it requires more effort.

Not with these bowls. These babies are jam-packed with my favourite marinated tofu, followed by some spicy curry-flavoured chickpeas and tossed with my fave super grain, quinoa.

Speaking of quinoa, I know SO many people who aren't a fan, but really love rice. FOR REAL?! I find rice to be so bland, unless of course you're talking basmati or jasmine. *Sigh*

Summer Buddha Bowls with Turmeric Chickpeas

These Summer Buddha Bowls were dreamt up after a trip to one of my fave vegan spots in downtown Toronto, Fresh. One of my best friends is moving to British Columbia at the end of the summer to do a Master's degree so naturally, being the foodies that we are, we have pretty much been eating our way through the city grabbing brunch, lunch, dinner, breakfast, snacks and treats at ALL of our favourite spots in the city.

I mean, I don't know about her but that's pretty much my life already, I don't need a partner in crime to eat that much.

But I digress. The marinated tofu cubes in this recipe are pretty similar to Fresh's recipe, and the marinade can be used as a dressing for these bowls. Don't you love that? Two for one sauces. Score!!!

Summer Buddha Bowls with Turmeric Chickpeas

So naturally, Fresh was on the list of spots to hit up and was a craving we both had after a few *ahem a FEW* glasses of wine enjoyed the night before. Nothing like a little veggie overload to make you feel better about your diet right?

Of course after I wolf down my Energy Bowl filled with a delectable chickpea curry, marinated tofu cubes, mixed veggies and brown rice, I was inspired to do a little bit of my own spin on a rice bowl. Except minus the rice. Too boring for me.

And then a recent trip to a massive farmer's market called St. Jacobs located just outside of Waterloo, Ontario also got me feeling inspired to start playing around with different seasonal veggies so here we are with these Summer Buddha Bowls! They take a little bit of extra prep but you can definitely eat them up all through the week if you pack them without the dressing on top – they're a delicious, healthy work lunch and you won't even have to leave the office (or spend $12) on a superfood bowl like this!

Summer Buddha Bowls with Turmeric Chickpeas

Will you be making these Summer Buddha Bowls with Turmeric Chickpeas? 

Seriously, tell me you will at least try the tofu recipe. I don't say this lightly, but tofu really CAN be delicious. Dying over these bowls!

If you try any of my recipes be sure to let me know on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook or in the comments – I’d love to see what you come up with!

Summer Buddha Bowls with Turmeric Chickpeas

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Summer Buddha Bowls with Turmeric Chickpeas

Summer Buddha Bowls with Turmeric Chickpeas

These vegan Summer Buddha Bowls with Turmeric Chickpeas, marinated tofu, sunflower sprouts and quinoa are just as delicious as they are nutritious!
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Course: Grain Bowl
Cuisine: Healthy
Prep Time: 40 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 50 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 476kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 cobs of Corn
  • 2 cups cooked multi-coloured quinoa
  • 2 cups Arugula
  • 1 cup cherry tomatoes, sliced in half
  • 1/2 zucchini, sliced
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • 1 cup sunflower sprouts

Dressing/Tofu marinade

  • 1 package extra-firm tofu
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
  • 3/4 cup soy sauce or tamari
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 2 cloves garlic minced

Turmeric Chickpeas

  • 1 can chickpeas
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsp dried turmeric
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

  • Remove tofu from package and squeeze out excess liquid with a clean towel. Chop into 1-inch cubes. Mix together marinade ingredients and add tofu cubes, submerging in liquid and marinating for at least 20 minutes. Meanwhile, cook quinoa according to package directions and preheat BBQ to high heat.
  • Slather cobs of corn with a bit of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Cook on grill for 10 minutes until charred a bit on the outsides. Remove from grill and let cool.
  • Mix together ingredients for turmeric chickpeas. Let sit 5 minutes while you prepare the rest of the veggies. Divide quinoa among bowls, followed by the rest of the veggies. Slice corn off cobs and add to bowls. Remove tofu cubes from marinade and add to bowls along with chickpeas, reserving tofu marinade as dressing for each bowl. Use as much dressing as you'd like for each bowl (you don't need much) and serve!
  • These bowls work great for your weekly meal prep! Divide among 4 glass bowls, dividing dressing and packing in separate containers. Will stay fresh in fridge for 3-4 days (eat yourself or share with someone!)

Nutrition

Calories: 476kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 15.5g | Fat: 11.5g

Summer Buddha Bowls with Turmeric Chickpeas

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Hey there, my name's Taylor! I’m the founder of The Girl on Bloor, a food blog where I share healthy meal prep recipes for busy people. I'm a busy city girl living in downtown Toronto on (you guessed it!) Bloor Street. I've got 10 years experience meal prepping, along with a Master's degree in journalism, and you can find my work across the internet featured on publications such as Buzzfeed, HuffPost, Women's Health, Reader's Digest and more. I also run the awesome 5-Day Meal Prep Challenge, which is a free email course and Facebook group where I share my meal planning strategies and easy meal prep tips and recipes. Be sure to check out my free beginner’s guide to meal prep and follow me on Facebook, YouTube and Instagram to get my latest recipes and meal prep tips!

Comments

  1. Natasha @ Salt & Lavender says

    August 15, 2017 at 21:02

    Loooool I am one of those quinoa haters. It’s a texture thing I think. And they look like little eyeballs staring at me. 😀 And it was so painfully trendy that I’m just over it now since I never liked it to begin with. I do like rice… jasmine is my favorite haha. There are things I like more than rice, though. In any case, love all the colors in these bowls!!

    Reply
    • Taylor Stinson says

      August 16, 2017 at 12:00

      How the hell can you hate quinoa?!!! LOL I can see your point with the eyeballs though hahahah don’t do that to me!!! At least we are on the same page with jasmine rice. I’ll actually look for an excuse to add it to a recipe!

      Reply
  2. Foodie Sisters says

    August 19, 2017 at 10:50

    Beautiful bowl! I love the freshness and dressing seams to be delicious! Do you think roasted chickpea will be good here?

    Reply
  3. Clare Saunders says

    January 29, 2019 at 18:28

    So excited to have discovered your website! I’m always struggling to find delicious vegetarian recipes that aren’t full of carbs, and your site has delivered loads!
    I too struggle to make tofu taste good, but my husband and I both enjoyed this! While I loved the marinade for the tofu, I decided it would be a bit too much as a dressing. But have saved it in a jar and I’ll definitely use again to marinate tofu!

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    • Taylor Stinson says

      January 29, 2019 at 19:13

      Yay, so happy you liked it Clare!!! This is definitely my go-to tofu marinade I can’t use any other marinade or sauce. So good! I may just have to revisit these bowls again soon!

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