Well, hello there! It’s another breathtaking day here on the East coast and I can’t help but smile when it’s like this outside. Such gorgeous weather makes the day go by much faster for me. I feel like I’ve been playing catch up all day!
You all have been rockin’ your For the Love of Kale recipes lately! It honestly makes my day when you send/tweet me photos of recipes you’re enjoying from yours truly. You guys rock! Sigh. 
Jenn made some Thai Chickpeas in a Peanut Sauce! Looks amazing and love the addition of greens and avocado.
Ali is loving her chocolate protein pudding oats … and a coffee table book that she knew would be right up my alley: love life. Amen to that!
I’d love to see your For the Love of Kale recipes too! Feel free to email me at heather@fortheloveofkale.com. I’ll post them on the blog!
Lunch
I worked from home through the morning and, eventually, broke for lunch. Today’s meal was a pleasant mixture of raw and roasted veggies, hummus, and hemp seeds!
The base of this salad was the remainder of the raw spinach left over in my refrigerator. I added a diced roasted sweet potato, roasted Brussels sprouts, and roasted green beans to the salad and topped it off with hummus and hemp seeds. Oh! And can’t forget the sauerkraut. So. good.
After a lovely Skype chat with my dear friend Lisa, I got to work in the kitchen. I wanted to whip up a meal that incorporated my zesty nooch sauce and I came up with something fast, delicious, and easy. It’s full of ingredients I always eat and have on hand but the zesty nooch sauce gives it a new, fun twist!
Zesty Mexi Quinoa Bowl
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Ingredients (1 – 2 servings)
- 1/2 cup cooked quinoa
- 1/2 cup black beans
- 2/3 cup roasted broccoli
- 1/2 avocado, diced
- 3 Tbsp. salsa
- 2 Tbsp. nutritional yeast
- 1-2 tsp. Mrs. Dash Southwest Chipotle seasoning
- Juice of 1/2 lime
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees and roast broccoli for 10-15 minutes.
- Cook quinoa as directed.
- Once quinoa is cooked, drain it and pour it back into the saucepan.
- Add black beans, avocado, and lime. Stir until well combined.
- In a separate bowl, combine salsa and nutritional yeast to make a zesty nooch sauce. Add the sauce to the saucepan containing the other ingredients.
- Stir well to combine. Add Mrs. Dash seasoning and allow the flavors to combine for a few minutes.
- Pour into a bowl and serve!
Stay lovely,
Heather
Guuurl, I make your Chickpea Aurora on the regular! It is deeelish
Hahaha, aww thanks Karah!
I am a quinoa recipe collector. This one looks delicious.
i love quinoa bowls and this recipe looks delish! So happy you’ve joined the sauerkraut club. A while ago I did a post on it’s benefits and making it (www.peaceloveandgreens.com/2012/04/15/sexy-nutrition-sauerkraut) and since then I have received so many emails and comments from readers and friends who have gotten into it too… Starting a sauerkraut revolution!
Do you make your own or buy it?
xx
Great post, Lolita! I’ve yet to make my own sauerkraut but I definitely appreciate all the benefits of it.
I sometimes buy mine too but usually make my own to save on costs. It’s a bit scary fermenting your first batch but it really is very easy to do! And it’s fun because you can be creative with flavor add in, which I know you’d love
Mmm…I make quinoa and brown rice bowls all the time! They’re so simple and the flavor combinations are endless. This sounds delicious! I’m definitely adding it to my list of For The Love of Kale recipes that I want to try.
Speaking of, I finally tried your protein pudding oats today! I’m out of chocolate vega (need to restock!) so I used my vanilla Perfect Fit instead. Oh my goodness…I’m in love! I don’t know why I waited so long to try them! I snapped a picture that I’ll be posting on the blog in the next few days. (:
love you!
I’m so happy to hear that you tried pudding oats!!! You’ll never look back.
Um that quinoa bowl looks like PERFECTION! Cant wait to try it!
Oh, I love Mexican food. Anything with avocado and black beans = instant goodness.
Ooh, I had no idea you collect For the Love of Kale recipe pics from readers! I’ll keep that in mind.;) I’ve had my eye on a few of your creations, especially the broccoli mac n’ cheeze and breakfast tofu scramble.
Oh, and now we can add Zesty Mexi Quinoa Bowl to the list, because this looks incredibly delicious! I bet the avocado combined with the nutritional yeast imparts a delicious creaminess into the dish. Yum. <3
Wow! I had no idea you had looked through all of my recipes. That means so much to me, Sara! <3
I love Mexican. I love quinoa. Must.make.this.bowl!
yum this sounds awesome, i love mexican and I love quinoa so you just really can’t go wrong here!
Hi Heather;
August 30th food looks awesome. Hope you can make that for me first week of October…
Love, Dad
I’ll make you whatever you’d like, Dad! xoxo
Aww so glad you got to skype with Lisa! This weather really is truly amazing. I need to stop letting it make me mad I’m stuck indoors at work and just start appreciating it! Already psyched for my reading at my lunch break!
just a few nights ago my mom made the roasted chickpeas you told her about and she and I devoured them. They made us both very happy!
It must be so gratifying for you to see readers enjoying your recipes
Mexican food rocks. I agree, the robust flavors just go such a long way and make any meal special. I can’t wait to have some tonight!
I’m SO happy that you and Mama Croswell enjoyed the chickpeas! That makes my heart sing.
Ummmm, do you know how excited I just got when I saw my photo?!
Woo hoo! That gives me butterflies of happiness, girl. Thanks for being so supportive of the blog. You rock!
This meal looks incredible hunnie! And so does that salad
Congrats on everyone trying your recipes! I love when people try mine, too 
Thank you sweetheart!!! Yes – you’re so creative, girl. I can imagine you get so many readers trying your beautiful creations!
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