Buddha Bowl Recipe

Buddha Bowls are a holistic skincare POWERHOUSE, providing a variety of skin-boosting nutrients.

Antioxidants from the veggies fight free radicals, healthy fats from avocado and olive oil keep skin hydrated, and fiber from chickpeas and brown rice supports overall skin health by promoting a balanced gut...all customizable based on your preferences (see recommendations below)!

Ingredients

• 2 cups Brown Rice
• 3.5 cups Bone Broth
• 2 Tbsp Butter
• 1 tsp Salt
• 2 cups quartered Radishes
• 2 cups Carrots (diced, rounds, or julienne - your creative call!)
• 1 cup chopped Bell Pepper
• .5 lb Asparagus, ends trimmed and remaining spears roughly chopped
• (2) 16 oz. cans Chickpeas (also called Garbanzo Beans)
• 1 cup quartered Cherry Tomatoes
• 2 medium Avocados
• 2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• Soy Sauce (to taste)
• Red Pepper Flakes (to taste)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 ºF.

2. Cook brown rice with bone broth, butter, and salt (I use an Instapot similar to this one; instead of using the rice option, I pressure cook for 16 minutes and let natural release for 10 min, then quick release).

3. Chop/dice/trim/quarter the radishes, carrots, pepper, and asparagus.

4. Arrange vegetables in a single layer on a sheet pan (use two pans if necessary, they cook much better if only one layer deep).

5. Drizzle with olive oil, dust with salt and red pepper flakes (optional), and toss to evenly coat.

6. Roast vegetables for 20 minutes, and then broil for an extra 5 minutes to char a bit.

7. While the rice and vegetables are cooking, quarter the cherry tomatoes and pit/slice the avocado.

8. Open, drain, and rinse the cans of chickpeas.

9. When the rice and vegetables are done cooking, it's time to assemble!

10. Layer bowls with brown rice.

11. Top with cherry tomatoes, avocado, roasted vegetables, and chickpeas.

12. Drizzle with olive oil and soy sauce to taste.

13. Optional: Garnish with sesame seeds, fresh parsley, or more red pepper flakes.

Notes

*Coming at you again with a recipe that has NO limits to what you can add...but take this into consideration when calculating your nutrition info!

My. Family. Loves. This. Dish.

It is sooo pretty, the kiddos can build their own bowls and easily add/omit anything they'd like, it keeps in the fridge with tupperware for several days, and it is DELICIOUS (roasted radishes are life-changing unsung heroes).

It is also endlessly change-up-able:

• Prefer animal protein instead of plant protein? Add in some grilled chicken.
• Prefer tofu instead of chickpeas? Highly recommend making a crispy version by drying it out, coating with cornmeal, and shallow frying.
• Roast any random leftover veggies you have in the fridge for a great day-before-grocery-shopping fridge sweep!
• Swap out the brown rice for riced caulifower, quinoa, coucous, or barley.
• Not down with soy sauce? Whip up a batch of green goddess dressing (use a greek yogurt base to keep it a skin-loving, healthy recipe), or my other daily staple, spicy pepper-infused honey.