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Quinoa and roasted veggie Buddha bowl

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 35 minutes, around $1.94 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

35mintotal
≈ $1.94a serving
604kcalper serving
18gof protein
VegetarianIn season in OctoberFreezes well
Quinoa and roasted veggie Buddha bowl, a serving idea
AI-generated image · Serving idea

Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Preheat the oven

    Turn the oven on to 200 °C on convection and line the baking sheet with parchment paper.

  2. Prep the carrots

    Peel the 2 carrots and cut them into sticks or thick rounds, about 1 cm.

  3. Season the veggies

    Drain and rinse the chickpeas, then dry them well. Toss them with the carrots, half the olive oil and the salt, then spread everything out on the sheet.

    Tip · Dry the chickpeas really well with a dish towel or paper towels before oiling them, or they'll steam instead of browning.
  4. Roast the carrots and chickpeas

    Roast at 200 °C and stir halfway through. The carrots should be tender and golden at the edges.

  5. Cook the quinoa

    Rinse the quinoa in the fine-mesh strainer. Tip it into the saucepan with 200 ml of water and a pinch of salt (if you have some left), bring to a boil, cover and cook over low heat for 12 min, then let it swell for 5 min off the heat.

    Tip · Rinse the quinoa in cold water until the water runs clear, or it keeps a bitter taste. Don't lift the lid while it cooks.
  6. Make the dressing

    In the small bowl, mix the juice of the half lemon with the rest of the olive oil and a pinch of pepper.

  7. Cut the avocado

    Open the avocado, pull out the pit and dice the flesh. Drizzle it with a little of the lemon dressing so it doesn't turn brown.

  8. Build the bowls

    Fluff the quinoa with a fork and split it between the 2 bowls. Add the roasted carrots and chickpeas, then the raw avocado, drizzle with the rest of the dressing and sprinkle with the pumpkin seeds.

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The questions you're asking

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 604 kcal. 33% comes from carbs, 12% from protein and 48% from fat.

50 gCarbs
18 gProtein
32 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy604 kcal
Protein18 g
Carbs50.1 g
of which sugars6 g
Fat32.4 g
of which saturated fat5.9 g
Fiber15.2 g
Salt0.9 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $1.94 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $3.88for 2 people
≈ $1.94a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.

2 daysin the fridge
Yesin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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