Baba Ghanoush Power Bowl
This power bowl — topped with a creamy, homemade eggplant dip called baba ghanoush — is fresh and filling.
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Refrigerate leftover components in separate containers and assemble
when called for.
This recipe is part of the “Your Quit-Sugar Meal Plan“
Ingredients
Baba ghanoush
- 1 large eggplant, halved
- 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ tsp sea salt
- 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
- ½ lemon, juiced
- 1 tbsp tahini
Bowls
- 1½ cups dry quinoa
- 2 cups diced cucumber
- 2 cups diced tomato
- 2 cups grated carrots
- 1 cup whole black olives
- ½ cup chopped parsley + plus additional for garnish
Dressing
- 1 clove garlic, peeled
- 2 tbsp tahini
- 1 lemon, juiced
- ½ cup water
- ¼ tsp each sea salt and ground black pepper
Preparation
1. Prepare baba ghanoush: Preheat oven to 450°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Brush cut sides of eggplant with oil. Place, cut side down, on baking sheet. Bake until eggplant is very soft and starting to collapse, 45 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, cook quinoa according to package directions.
3. Prepare dressing: In a food processor, mince garlic; add tahini, lemon juice, water, salt and pepper. Process until smooth; remove to a container and set aside
4. To finish baba ghanoush, remove eggplant from oven and scoop out flesh; transfer to a mesh sieve placed over a bowl and sprinkle salt over eggplant. Set aside 10 minutes, shaking occasionally to release water. Transfer eggplant to food processor; add garlic, lemon juice and tahini; pulse until smooth.
5. Assemble bowls: Divide quinoa among bowls. Top with cucumber, tomato, carrot, olives, parsley and dressing. Garnish with additional parsley.
Nutrition Information
- Serving Size 1/4 of recipe
- Calories 533
- Carbohydrate Content 78 g
- Cholesterol Content 0 mg
- Fat Content 18 g
- Fiber Content 14 g
- Protein Content 18 g
- Saturated Fat Content 2 g
- Sodium Content 653 mg
- Sugar Content 11 g