Protein Power Goddess Bowl

This is a recipe I found in  "The Oh she Glows cookbook" by Angela Liddon

She says this recipe is inspired from a Vegetarian restaurant called "The Coup" in Calgary, Alberta.

Protein Power Goddess Bowl

For the Lemon-Tahini Goddess Dressing

1/4 of Tahini
1 large garlic clove
1/2 cup of fresh lemon juice [about 2 lemons]
1/4 cup of nutritional yeast
2 -3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil
1/2 tsp sea salt
Freshly ground pepper

For the Lentil Mixture

1 cup of uncooked green lentils or a mix of green and black lentils
1 cup of quinoa
1 1/2 tsp of Olive oil
1 small red onion, chopped
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1 red bell pepper, chopped
1 large tomato, chopped
3 cups of spinach or lacinato Kale roughly chopped
1/2 fresh parsley leaves

Serves 4-6
prep time: 30 minutes
Cook time: 60 minutes

1) make the Lemon Tahini Goddess dressing: In a food processor, combine tahini, garlic, lemon juice, nutritional yeast, olice oil, 1/2 tsp salt and black pepper to taste and process until smooth. Set aside until ready to use

2)  Cook lentils [ Put in 3 litres of water and cook about 30 minutes] Set aside

3) Cook quinoa [Put in 1 1/4 cups of water and cook about 20 minutes] Set aside

4) In a large skillet, heat the olice oil over medium heat. Add the onion and garlic and saute for a few minutes, until the onion is translucent.

5) Add the bell pepper and tomato and saute for 7-8 minutes more, until most of the liquid has cooked off.

6) Stir in Spinach and saute for a few more minutes, until the greens wilt

7) Stir in all the Lemon-Tahini Goddess dressing,the cooked lentils, and the quinoa. Reduce heat to low and simmer for a few minutes more. Remove the pan from heat and stir in the minced parsley

8) Season with salt and black pepper to taste.

Protein Power Goddess Bowl