Bathing suit weather is right around the corner so I’m sticking with a recent favorite healthy meal option for this week. I love that this one can be customized to your liking and can be made vegetarian or loaded with meat. The easiest way to meal prep for the week is to make a batch of quinoa on Sunday and use it for various meals throughout the week. This dish is packed with flavor and will keep you full through the workday!
Sesame Kale Bowl
via the glowing fridge
ingredients:
1 cup quinoa, cooked
1/2 tbsp coconut oil/sesame oil
1/4 of a red onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1 cup kale, chopped
1 cup broccoli (I left this out)
4 ounces cooked chicken, tempeh, meat of choice
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp water
juice from 1/2 lime
1/4 tbsp dijon mustard
1/2 tsp fresh ginger, minced or powdered
dash of red pepper flakes
1-2 tbsp sesame seeds
directions:
Cook quinoa according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, melt the coconut oil on med-high heat. Add the red onion and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add the garlic, kale, veggies and protein. Sauté for about 3 minutes. In a small bowl, combine the tamari, water, lime juice, dijon mustard, ginger, red pepper flakes and sesame seeds. Add mixture to saucepan with vegetables and mix until combined. Cook for about 2 minutes. Once quinoa is finished cooking, scoop 1 cup into a bowl and top with the vegetable mixture. Add extra soy sauce as needed.
Enjoy!
* I followed the above recipe for 1 serving, but you could easily double it to feed more.
xx
Ohh this looks amazing! I definitely need to start eating healthier to prepare for summer! This sounds like a perfect lunch option!
<3, Pamela
Sequins & Sea Breezes
I love the mix of ingredients in this one! I would have left the broccoli out as well definitely the kale is probably just enough! How good would that be with like ahi tuna? Yum! Thanks for sharing!
Oh my gosh everything in here sounds like the perfect combination!!! I kind of want to try it with steak!! xo, Biana – BlovedBoston
Hello there, yummy lunch! 🙂 This looks and sounds awesome!
-Ashley
Le Stylo Rouge
sounds delicious! can you believe i’ve never tried kale….i know, i know need to get on that! xo jillian
Oh now that looks delicious! I actually just bought quinoa for the first time the other day so I might have to try this!
YUUUUMY! This looks amazing!!!
This looks tasty, I just love all things quinoa!
Oh man! I definitely need to try this out!!!
Sounds so good! Thinking this will be dinner Thursday night!
I made this a couple of weeks ago and it was DELICIOUS! Such good flavor with that lime/dijon mix.
This looks amazing! I finally braved it up and purchased some quinoa. Though I suspect something went wrong. I understand it’s supposed to have that al dente taste, but mine was just hard. I’m hoping I just did something wrong? Do you have a preferred brand?
This looks delicious! I could eat kale all day everyday. Its always in my salads. (:
oh yum, this is right up my alley!
that looks so good!!!
xx
Lauren
FashionablyLo
Yum!! This sounds so good and I can’t wait to try it!
This would be really good leftover, too, I bet (except for maybe the kale part?). Yum!
I need to try this! I have all of the ingredients on hand right now! YUM!
Perfect healthy pre-bachelorette party meal!!!!
Ooohh this looks delicious and could make a great vegetarian option for me! I always get a boost of motivation this time of year to start making healthy dishes and get my butt in gear because ready or not, my daisy dukes are going to be coming out of hiding very soon!