Mother Earth Bowl (Flower Child Copycat)
Inspired by Flower Child, these mother earth bowls are loaded with greens, super grains, roasted veggies and broccoli pesto all topped with a delicious red pepper miso vinaigrette.
Ingredients
Grain Bowl
- 6 cups arugula baby
- 6 teaspoons rice vinegar
- super grains
- Roasted Vegetables
- cucumber relish
- broccoli pesto
- red pepper miso vinaigrette
- sprouts
- avocado slices
- hemp seed
Super Grains
- ½ cup red quinoa dry
- ½ cup farro dry
- ½ cup barley dry
Roasted Vegetables
- 2 sweet potato chopped into ½ inch chunks about 4 cups
- 1 red onion sliced
- 8 oz portobello mushroom sliced, package
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil divided
- 1 teaspoon salt divided
- ½ teaspoon black pepper divided
Broccoli Pesto
- 1 cup broccoli blanched
- ⅔ cup kale blanched
- 3 Tablespoons pistachio shelled, roasted; salted
- 1 large garlic clove
- 1 teaspoon mint leaves
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest from 1 lemon, zest
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 Tablespoons water
Red Pepper Miso Vinaigrette
- ½ cup peppadew peppers roughly chopped, jarred or roasted red peppers
- 1 garlic roughly chopped, clove
- 2 teaspoons ginger peeled & rough chopped
- 1 ½ Tablespoons miso paste
- 1 ½ Tablespoons rice vinegar unseasoned
- 1 Tablespoon tamari
- 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Cucumber Relish
- 1 cup cucumber chopped
- 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 2 teaspoons Chili garlic sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds toasted
- ½ teaspoon mint minced, leaves
- ¼ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- First cook grains by adding quinoa to a saucepan with 1 cup water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to a simmer, cover and cook about 15 minutes, until water is absorbed. Set aside.
- In a second larger saucepan, bring 2 quarts of water to a boil. Once boiling, add farro and barley and return to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-high and cook, uncovered for 25-30 minutes, until tender. Drain off cooking water and add farro + barley mixture to quinoa. Stir to combine and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 400 F and line two baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Combine sweet potatoes and onion in a large mixing bowl and toss with 1 Tablespoon oil, ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Add to one baking sheet and bake for 30-40 minutes, tossing halfway through.
- While sweet potatoes and onions are roasting, add portobello mushrooms to the same mixing bowl and toss with 1 Tablespoon oil, ½ teaspoon salt and ¼ teaspoon pepper. Add mushrooms to second prepared baking sheet and when sweet potatoes have about 10-15 minutes left to cook, place mushrooms in the oven and cook for 10-15 minutes, until tender.
- While grains are cooking and veggies are roasting make the remaining components of the bowl.
- Add all broccoli pesto ingredients to a food processor and process until combined. Set aside.
- Add all dressing ingredients to a high powered blender and blend until smooth and combined. Set aside.
- Make cucumber relish by combining all ingredients in a small mixing bowl. Set aside.
- When you’re ready to assemble bowls, toss arugula with rice vinegar.
- To make bowls, add ¾ cup super grains mix, ¾ cup roasted veggies, 1 cup arugula, 2 Tablespoons cucumber relish, 1 Tablespoon broccoli pesto and 1 Tablespoon red pepper vinaigrette to 6 bowls. Top each bowl with avocado slices, sprouts and hemp seeds.
- Serve immediately.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 452
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1/6 | |
| Calories | 452kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 54g | 18% |
| Protein | 10g | 20% |
| Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 14g | 82% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 1mg | 0% |
| Sodium | 1109mg | 46% |
| Fiber | 8g | 32% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.