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Inspired by Oh She Glows, I decided to try her “Enlightened Miso Power Bowl”. If you have her cookbook, you’ll see that I have made a few tweaks:

For Two Portions:

Bowl Components:

1 c (250 mL) uncooked Israeli Couscous

1/2 c (125 mL) uncooked green or brown lentils

1 c (250 mL) frozen shelled edamame, thawed

3 medium carrots, julienned

1/4 c (60 mL) fresh cilantro leaves, chopped

1 teaspoon (5 mL) sesame seeds

1 Tablespoon (15 mL) hemp seeds

1/2 c (125 mL) microgreens

1 c uncooked broccoli florets

Miso Orange Maple Dressing Components:

2 Tablespoons (30 mL) miso paste

2 Tablespoons (30 mL) rice vinegar

1 Tablespoon (15 mL) tahini

1/4 c (60 mL) fresh orange juice

1 teaspoon (5 mL) maple syrup

Instructions:

• In a small pot, please cook couscous with some no salt added broth. The liquid:couscous ratio is 1:1; therefore, please cook the couscous in 1 cup of no salt added broth. Please note: this bowl can be cooked in no salt added chicken broth. It doesn’t have to be vegetable broth.
• In another small pot, please cook the lentils with some water. You’ll need to cook the 1/2 c of lentils in 1.5 c of water.
• Once the couscous is done cooking, use the same small pot to cook the edamame beans. To cook the edamame beans, it shouldn’t take very long (~5-7 minutes).
• Once the lentils are done cooking, use the same pot to bring a pot of water to boil. Once the water is boiling, please throw the broccoli florets in. Cover the pot with the lid. Once it’s boiling again, remove the broccoli florets from the heat.
• Meanwhile, please julienne the carrots.
• Prepare the dressing (miso paste, rice vinegar, tahini, orange juice, maple syrup). If you’d like a stronger miso flavour, you can add 1 more tablespoon of miso paste but start with two tablespoons and see how the flavour is.
• Once the couscous, lentils and edamame beans are cooked, start to assemble the bowl. Suggested proportions for each person’s bowl:
  • 1/2 c of each of the following: cooked couscous, lentils and edamame
  • 1/4 c of shredded carrots
  • 1 Tbsp of hemp seeds
  • sprinkle of sesame seeds
  • 1/4 c of microgreens
  • 1/2 c of blanched broccoli florets

Food For Thought: There is no animal sourced protein in this recipe; however, are you surprised that there is 22 grams of protein in this bowl? The vegetables used in this bowl can also be switched up. Instead of broccoli, carrots and microgreens consider: cucumber, spinach and cauliflower. I generally do like to include a combination of raw and cooked vegetables to keep the crunch 🙂 Give this recipe a try and let me know your thoughts.