Protein Booster Bowl
Recipe by: Thando Manyoni
Serves: 2
Time: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
- ¾ cup quinoa
- 2 red peppers, seeds removed and quartered
- 1 red onion, cut into wedges
- 1 can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- 2 cups kale
- Handful dill, roughly chopped
- Handful parsley, roughly chopped
- For the dressing:
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ lemon juice
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp chili flakes
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ tsp cumin
How To Make Protein Booster Bowl
- Preheat the oven to 180C.
- Cook the quinoa according to packaging instruction and set aside.
- Place the peppers, onion and chickpeas on a baking sheet. Drizzle with a generous amount of olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
- Roast until the peppers and onion are slightly charred and chickpeas are crispy.
- For the dressing, add all the ingredients to a jar and shake well.
- Assemble salad; place the kale in a large serving bowl and drizzle ¼ of the dressing.
- Massage the dressing into the kale.
- Add the quinoa, followed by the vegetables, dill and parsley. Pour half of the remaining dressing and toss to combine.
- Serve the salad and drizzle remaining dressing.