Root Vegetable Tahini Grain Bowl

This Root Vegetable Tahini Grain Bowl is loaded with roasted root vegetables and topped with tahini sauce. You can substitute or add in parsnips, sweet potatoes, or beets. This can make for a wonderful side dish or make a fully loaded bowl by adding in grilled chicken, chickpeas, or tempeh for extra protein. Pair with rice, quinoa, or salad greens.

Ingredients

Serves: 4 Time: 45-50 minutes

Root Vegetable Tahini Grain Bowl

• 3-4 red potatoes, diced
• 1 large yellow onion, diced
• 3 large carrots, diced
• 3 large celery stalks, diced
• 4 garlic cloves, peeled and smashed
• 1 large zucchini, diced
• 1 large yellow squash, diced
• Olive oil
• Salt & black pepper to taste
• 1 cup uncooked grain (rice or quinoa)

Tahini Dressing

• 1/4 cup tahini
• 1 tbs lemon juice
• 2 tbs water
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1/8 tsp ground cumin

Optional toppings: Sunflower seeds, capers, nutritional yeast, chopped parsley

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350ºF
2. Prepare your vegetables and add them to a roasting pan. Lightly drizzle with about 1-2 tablespoon of olive oil and sprinkle with a generous pinch of salt and pepper. Stir into the vegetables and place in the oven for 30 minutes.
3. Meanwhile, prepare your grain according to its package, be it rice or quinoa. If you are pairing this dish with another protein, this would be the time to prepare that as well unless it’s already cooked in advance.
4. In a small mixing bowl, combine the tahini dressing ingredients and mix together well.
5. After about 30 minutes, check on your vegetables. If you’d like an extra roasted flavor, increase the temperature to 400ºF and roast for 15 minutes, or keep the oven at 350º and roast for another 15-20 minutes or until veggies are soft and cooked through.
6. Remove the vegetables from the oven, turn off the oven and serve the vegetables over rice, quinoa, or greens.
7. Top the grain bowl with the tahini dressing and add your preferred toppings.
8. Serve and enjoy!

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