Using fresh, colourful and in season ingredients, this Spring Nourish Bowl is what healthy, happy food is all about. Think bright Spring inspired colours, lots of fresh flavour, wholefoods that nourish and a bowl of healthy food that is almost too pretty to eat.
Nutrition Tips
To make a nutritionally balanced nourish bowl you want to include a few kew components:
1/2 plate low starchy vegetables (provides fibre, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants)
1/4 plate complex carbohydrates (for energy and nutritional balance)
1/4 plate protein (for satiety and to keep you fuller longer and reduce cravings)
Healthy fats (for slow burning energy, to keep you satisfied and help keep cravings away)
To the above as you’ll see in this Spring Nourish Bowl Recipe below you can include “add-ons” as boosters to your nourish bowl.
Such as:
Sauerkraut, kimchi or fermented vegetables (for gut health providing a source of probiotics)
Sesame seeds, pepitas, chopped nuts (added crunch texture and vitamins and minerals, particularly zinc, magnesium and calcium)
Fresh herbs (for freshness and micronutrients)
Shredded nori (seaweed) – a source of iodine
Healthy Dressings
To make this Spring Nourish Bowl extra special and healthy I’ve made two delicious dressings to accompany; a beetroot hummus and turmeric tahini dressing. These are both incredibly easy to make in my Vitamix Ascent Series Blending Bowls.
Recipe Variations
Depending on what’s available to you and what your favourite foods are, you can personalise this recipe to your liking or nutritional needs. The best part about a recipe like this is you’ll never get bored. The combinations are endless.
Meal Prep Idea
This healthy recipe is a great one for meal prep! Simple prepare all of the ingredients in your meal prep containers and keep hummus and dressing separate for a healthy grab-and-go meal in your fridge.
Spring Nourish Bowl
Ingredients
- 2 cups low starchy vegetables/ salad of choice
(zucchini, salad greens, tomato, cucumber, asparagus, kale, cauliflower, broccoli)
- 1/2 cup complex carbohydrates of choice (such as quinoa, brown rice, wild rice, sweet potato, pumpkin)
- 1/4-1/2 avocado
sliced
- 1-2 tbsp
sauerkraut/ fermented vegetables
- 1 tsp black sesames seeds
or pepitas
Beetroot Hummus
- 1 cup chickpeas (canned or cooked)
- 100g
cooked beetroots
(approx 2) - 1 clove garlic (or 1 tsp garlic infused olive oil)
- 1 lemon juiced
- 2 tbsp tahini
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- sea salt to taste
Turmeric Tahini Dressing
- 1/4 cup
tahini
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- 1 lemon juiced
- 2 tbsp water to thin sauce, or more to liking
- 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
- pinch cayenne pepper/ chilli flakes optional
- pinch Sea salt and black pepper
Instructions
- Prepare nourish bowl ingredients and set aside.
- To make beetroot hummus, add 3/4 cup chickpeas with remaining ingredients and blend until smooth. (I use a Vitamix blender with a blending bowl attachment
- To make turmeric tahini dressing combine all ingredients in a blender (I use a Vitamix blender with blending cup attachment) until smooth.
- Assemble nourish bowl with low starchy vegetables of choice, complex carbohydrates of choice, avocado and remaining 1/4 cup chickpeas.
- Top with sauerkraut, beetroot humus and turmeric tahini dressing.
- Sprinkle with sesame seeds or pepitas to serve.
Watch the Video
To watch me make this recipe in my kitchen head over to the Live Love Nourish Instagram page @livelovenourishaus.
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This recipe was created by nutritionist and recipe developer Casey-Lee Lyons for Vitamix.
