Plant-Powered Protein Bowl
- Super simple
- 0:35 m
- 17 ingredients
Looking for a post workout recipe? This super salad is packed with vegan protein and contains all the essential amino acids your body needs to recover after a gym sesh.
Serves: 4
Ingredients
For the salad
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 20g fresh coriander
- 20g mint leaves
- 100g Kalamata olives pitted
- 100g sun-blushed tomatoes
- 2 spring onions
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 red onion
- 1 block of firm tofu
- 1 x 400g can of chickpeas drained
- 1 tbsp olive oil
For the dressing
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp olive oil good quality
- 3 tbsp creamy tahini
- 3 tbsp warm water
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 pinch of Salt & pepper
- ½ tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 apple
- 1 yellow bell pepper
Before you start
Preheat oven to 190℃, fan setting | Large mixing bowl | 2 baking trays
Step 1
Cook the chickpeas and tofu
- Cut the tofu into bite-sized chunks and place on a large baking tray along with the drained chickpeas
- Drizzle with olive oil, 1 teaspoon of paprika and a pinch of salt
- Mix well until all of the tofu and chickpeas are coated in the olive oil and paprika
- Roast for 30 minutes
- After 30 minutes, remove from the oven and leave to one side until needed
Ingredients
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 block of firm tofu
- 1 x 400g can of chickpeas drained
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- Juice of 1 lemon
Step 2
While that cooks, prepare the vegetables
- Halve the sun-blushed tomatoes (if whole) and olives
- Peel and very finely dice the onion
- Finely dice the peppers
- Thinly slice the mint, coriander leaves and spring onions
Ingredients
- 20g fresh coriander
- 20g mint leaves
- 100g Kalamata olives pitted
- 100g sun-blushed tomatoes
- 2 spring onions
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 red onion
Step 3
Make the dressing
- In a small bowl, mix together all of the salad dressing ingredients (apart from the apple and lemon) until smooth - you can add another tablespoon of warm water if needed to bring the mixture together
- Then grate a whole apple into the dressing and juice the lemon
- Taste and season with salad and pepper
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp olive oil good quality
- 3 tbsp creamy tahini
- 3 tbsp warm water
- 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 1 pinch of Salt & pepper
- ½ tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 1 apple
Step 4
Mix the chopped salad
- Place all of the ingredients into a large mixing bowl and pour over the dressing
- Mix well until everything is coated before serving in a large bowl