Quinoa Power Bowl

This power bowl is not only incredibly balanced and colorful, it’s also quite easy to whip together and makes for a super delicious and healthy meal! This recipe makes for 2-3 servings and each plate has 38g protein.

PS: The ingredients included are especially great if you are in the first half of your menstrual cycle!

Quinoa Power Bowl

(full recipe and grocery list below)

Ingredients:

• arugula

• cauliflower florets or head of cauliflower

• chicken breast tenders

• 1 ripe avocado

• quinoa

• 1 lemon

Seasonings

• salt

• extra virgin olive oil

• paprika

• garlic powder

• onion powder

• pepper

• worcestershire sauce or coconut aminos

• tahini

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 420F.

2. Add cauliflower florets to a bowl and season with olive oil, salt, pepper, turmeric, garlic powder. Mix seasonings in and add cauliflower to a baking tray. Once oven is heated to 420F, add it in for 25-30 min, or until it’s slightly golden, soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. (PS: the smaller the cauliflower pieces, the faster it will cook!)

3. Cook quinoa according to instructions. For my specific quinoa packet, I used 1 cup quinoa and 1 1/4 cups water, added that to a pot, brought to a boil, then covered and simmered for 15-18 min.

4. Cut fat off of chicken breast tenders. Season with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and paprika.

5. Preheat olive oil on a skillet at medium-high. Add chicken and cook each side for 4-5 minutes. When both sides have been cooked, poke holes with a fork and add in a drizzle of coconut aminos or worcestershire and cook for 1-2 more min.

6. Make tahini lemon dressing by combining the following ingredients in a cup and mixing with a spoon, then let it sit for a few minutes so it thickens a little bit.

   1. 4 tbsp tahini (10g protein)

   2. juice of 1 lemon

   3. 1/4 cup water

   4. garlic powder

   5. salt

6. Build plate with:

• Base arugula

• 1/2 cup quinoa (4g protein)

• 1/2 or 1/3 of the baked turmeric cauliflower

• 3 chicken breast tenders (30g protein)

• 1/2 of a ripe avocado, cut into chunks. (1g protein)

• 1/3 of the salad dressing (3g protein)

7. Mix it all up together and chop the salad up using a good quality knife.

The final recipe has 38g protein! I hope you try this salad out and enjoy :)

With love,

Carolina Salazar