I think the “hip” term for this bowl is called a “Buddha Bowl.” When my roommate was trying to say it to me it sounded like “bootable” so now I refuse to use that term.

Today, my roommate and I made dinner together and it was awesome. Mostly because I had a bajillion vegetables in the fridge from a grocery spree I had previously made at Sprout’s and I was desperate to use them before they went bad. (*ahem* THREE avocados for $1).

So we decided to make curried quinoa and roast all the veggies I had. It was perfect because you know quinoa = healthy, right????

Ingredients: quinoa, broccoli, avocado, tomatoes, coconut milk, corn, garbanzo beans, onions, red bell peppers, eggs (lol we forgot to use these), turmeric, curry powder

So first I put down some parchment paper and brushed it with olive oil to get it distributed evenly. I know, that’s a big bottle of olive oil, but DEALS at Costco cannot resist. Actually there was a bigger bottle but it was definitely too much.

Then we chopped up all the veggies and tossed them with some olive oil and seasonings of our choice (cayenne pepper, salt). If I could go back, I would have done this on 3 pans to let the veggies have more space to “roast”. But hey isn’t it beautiful, I just love veggies sooo much. Yeah those onion pieces are kinda big, my bad. We put them in the oven for 400 degrees Fahrenheit for about 20-30 minutes.

Then we focused on the quinoa. Let me tell you, rinsing quinoa is hard to do…. so good luck. We decided to put in the WHOLE bag of quinoa because we were committed. Then we put in 2 cans of coconut milk, 3 teaspoons of curry powder, 3 teaspoons of turmeric, and a splash of water. Heated it to a rolling boil then simmered it for about 25 minutes covered, 5 minutes uncovered. KEEP stirring it. See how it thickens, soooo yummy.

The veggies in all their delicious goodness.

An attempt at plating them.

Anyway, hope you are inspired to make something like this at home for yourself, with a roommate, or even a significant other hehe.