Meal Prep

Roasted sweet potato quinoa bowl, tahini

Caramelized sweet potato, fluffy quinoa, lemon-tahini sauce. Holds beautifully for five days of lunches.

Roasted sweet potato quinoa bowl, tahini
40 minTotal time
4Servings
480Kcal / serving
16gProtein

Ingredients

  • 2 large sweet potatoes, cubed
  • 1 cup quinoa
  • 1 can chickpeas, drained
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/3 cup tahini
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 garlic clove, grated
  • Baby spinach
  • Olive oil, salt, cumin

Method

  1. Roast

    Toss sweet potato cubes with oil, salt, cumin and paprika. Roast at 425ยฐF for 25โ€“30 minutes until caramelized at the edges, flipping once.

  2. Cook the quinoa

    Rinse quinoa well. Simmer in 2 cups salted water for 15 minutes, then rest covered for 5. Fluff with a fork.

  3. Crisp the chickpeas

    Pat chickpeas dry, toss with oil and salt, and roast alongside the sweet potatoes for the last 20 minutes.

  4. Whisk the tahini sauce

    Whisk tahini, lemon juice, garlic and enough cold water to reach a pourable consistency. It will seize first, then smooth out โ€” keep whisking.

  5. Build the bowls

    Layer quinoa, spinach, sweet potato and chickpeas. Drizzle tahini sauce generously.

The MakeSalads secretFor meal prep, store the tahini sauce separately and dress just before eating โ€” the bowl stays vibrant all week.