Servings: 4 people
Equipment
- Two baking sheets
- Parchment paper (for lining baking sheets)
- Food processor
- Serving bowls
Ingredients
- 1 head cauliflower florets only
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 can chickpeas drained
- 1 sweet potato
- 1 cup quinoa uncooked
- 2 handfuls fresh herbs I use 1 basil and 1 parsley
- 1 lemon
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp nutritional yeast
- 1 red apple chopped and cored
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Lightly drizzle cauliflower florets with olive oil and sprinkle with turmeric and paprika.
- Place florets on a lined baking sheet. Add drained chickpeas to the baking tray and spray lightly with olive oil.
- Wash and cut sweet potato into one inch cubes. Spray or drizzle lightly with olive oil and add to a 2nd lined baking sheet.
- Place both baking sheets in the oven and roast veggies for 45 minutes, turning halfway through.
- While veggies are roasting, prepare one cup of quinoa according to package directions.
At this point, prepare the Herby Lemon Dressing as follows:
- Add the following components to a food processor:
- Fresh herbs
- Juice of one lemon
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
- Process until smooth, and add more olive oil as desired to reach optimal consistency.
- Salt to taste.
Once your veggies and quinoa are completed, remove from oven and stove and let them cool.
- Once cool, proceed to layer components in your bowl, using quinoa as the base and adding cauliflower, chickpeas and sweet potatoes atop quinoa (you can separate or mingle these veggies to your preference).
- Add 1/4 chopped apple per serving.
- Drizzle dressing over the top and enjoy!