KORU® apples are the perfect addition to this warming winter bowl brimming with roasted vegetables, superfood quinoa, protein-packed chickpeas, and topped with a creamy tahini-miso dressing.

Save yourself some hassle by prepping ingredients ahead of time. You can also cook more quinoa and chickpeas than required in order to have them on hand for future recipes like this breakfast quinoa with warm honey pears   or our butternut squash and pear soup with spiced chickpeas . Take it from us, batch cooking makes life so much easier!

Recipe Development and Photography: Williams-Raines

Yield: 2 roasted winter bowls

INGREDIENTS

For the roasted vegetables

  • 1 medium sweet potato, peeled, and chopped into medium chunks
  • 1 cup Brussels sprouts, halved
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper

For the chickpeas

  • 1 15-oz can chickpeas (or 1 1/2 cup cooked chickpeas)
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon cumin
  • 1/4 smoked paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • Large pinch ground black pepper

For the other ingredients

  • 1 KORU® apple, cored and sliced thin
  • 1 1/2 cups cooked quinoa (or substitute brown rice)
  • 2 cups kale, torn into medium pieces and steamed
  • 1/2 cup shredded carrot
  • 1/2 cup shredded purple cabbage
  • 1/4 cup cilantro, chopped

For the creamy sauce

  • 1/4 cup tahini
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons miso paste (yellow preferred, but white or red can also be used)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice (freshly squeezed if possible)
  • Warm water

METHOD

  1. Preheat oven to 375°F / 190°C.
  2. Place the sweet potatoes and Brussels sprouts on a baking tray. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss to ensure all vegetables are coated and the salt and pepper is evenly distributed.
  3. Place the chickpeas on a second baking tray, drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with cumin, paprika, salt and pepper. Toss well so chickpeas are coated, and salt and spices are evenly distributed.
  4. Put both trays in the oven at the same time, with the vegetables on the top rack. Bake for 15 minutes.
  5. While everything is roasting, make the creamy sauce. Place the tahini, miso and lemon juice in a small bowl and whisk until smooth.
  6. Add one tablespoon of warm water and whisk again. Continue, adding one tablespoon of water at a time, until the consistency is creamy and quite fluid, but not runny. Set aside.
  7. Take the chickpeas out of the oven and set aside. Toss the vegetables and bake for an additional 10-15 minutes, or until cooked through and browned at the edges.
  8. Warm the cooked quinoa and divide into two bowls. Spread using the back of a spoon to create a bed of quinoa at the bottom of each bowl.
  9. Divide the roasted sweet potato, Brussels sprouts, kale, apple, shredded carrot and cabbage between the two bowls, taking care to layer ingredients over the quinoa. Garnish with roasted chickpeas.
  10. Drizzle generously with the creamy tahini-miso dressing and sprinkle with chopped cilantro.
  11. Serve immediately.
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