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This rainbow nourish bowl is a delicious healthy — and might I add beautiful — lunch or dinner.
With plenty of veg, some hummus, and healthy fats from olive oil and sunflower seeds, this plant-based meal will leave you feeling satisfied all afternoon long.
This nourish bowl is:
- Easy to make
- A great lunch to make the night before
- Chock-full of veggies
- Colourful
- Healthy
What Is a Nourish Bowl?
Maple and Mango sums it up perfectly: “A nourish bowl is a well balanced, healthy meal containing a variety of nutrient-dense ingredients (veggies, healthy fats, quality proteins and carbs).”
Nourish bowls go by many names. You may have seen them called:
- Buddha bowls
- Power bowls
- Grain bowls
- Macro bowls
- Hippie bowls
Whatever you want to call it, the concept is the same: A lot of good stuff in one big bowl. An over-the-top salad, you might say. No matter which terminology you prefer, there's no denying that this rainbow nourish bowl is delicious.
What You Need to Make It
- Your favourite greens: Greens are the base for this nourish bowl. You could use spinach, rocket, kale or lettuce (I used dinosaur kale).
- Carrot: Ribboned with a veggie peeler, or shredded with a cheese grater
- Pan-fried zucchini: Pan-frying the zucchini slices in a bit of soy sauce before adding them to your nourish bowl adds a wonderful salty flavour
- Tomatoes: A few tomato slices or cherry tomatoes
- Edamame: Frozen or canned edamame (shelled) is the perfect protein source for this lunch
- Hummus: A dollop of your favourite hummus for flavour
- Olive oil: Drizzle a bit of high-quality olive oil over the top of this bowl as a delicious and healthy dressing
- Sunflower seeds: A few seeds on top add texture and extra nutrients
📖 Recipe
Rainbow Nourish Bowl
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 1 1x
Description
This rainbow nourish bowl is a wonderful, healthy lunch. Filled with colourful veggies, it's a delicious vegan meal that will leave you feeling satisfied.
Ingredients
- ½ zucchini (sliced into rounds )
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1-2 handful kale, spinach, or other greens
- 1 carrot (shredded/ grated)
- ½ tomato (sliced)
- 125 g edamame (canned/ frozen and thawed)
- 1 tbsp hummus
- 1 tbsp sunflower seeds
- 1 tsp olive oil
Instructions
- First, heat the small pan over medium heat. Add the sliced zucchini and soy sauce, and cook until zucchini is warmed through, flipping once, about 5 mins.
- Next, chop up your greens and slice your other veggies.
- Add greens to a bowl.
- Add shredded/ grated carrot.
- Add sliced pan-fried zucchini.
- Add tomatoes.
- Add edamame.
- Top with hummus, sunflower seeds, and a drizzle of olive oil to finish.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Salad
- Cuisine: Australian
Nutrition
- Calories: 352
- Fat: 16.2
- Carbohydrates: 35.1
- Protein: 22.9
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