An energizing, plant-based meal packed with color and flavor. This Beet Buddha Bowl combines crunchy veggies, sweet beets, and hearty grains, all drizzled with a creamy, sweet tahini dressing. Packed with fresh flavor and quick to assemble, it's perfect for lunch or a light dinner.
"This is so simple and light, perfect for a summer meal. And not to mention that all these colours work so well together! Miam!" -Plushy
A Quick Look At The Recipe
- ⏲️Ready In: 40 Minutes
- 👪Serves: 3
- 🍽 Calories and Protein: 352 kcals and 18 grams of protein
- 📋Main Ingredients: Cooked quinoa, chickpeas, shredded beets, tahini, maple syrup and cucumber.
- 📖 Dietary Notes: Dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan, high fiber, plant-based.
- ⭐ Why You'll Love It: This tahini beet Buddha bowl is fresh, energizing, and packed with plant-based protein and vibrant flavor.
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I love meals that are both nourishing and fueling, and this beet Buddha bowl checks both boxes. Packed with vibrant vegetables and fiber-rich chickpeas, it’s a plant-based power bowl that helps keep you full and energized.
Finished with a bright orange tahini dressing, this bowl stays light, fresh, and full of flavor. It works perfectly as a meal prep lunch or quick dinner (I personally top mine with air fryer steak bites), similar to this gluten-free poke bowl or this spiralized beet noodle stir fry
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💭 Why You'll Love It
Colorful: This Beet Buddha bowl is vibrant and bright making you just want to dig in.
Balanced meal: A tasty combo of nutritious vegetables, grains, and plant-based protein.
Easy: If you have everything prepped, this Buddha bowl recipe can be on the table in about 10 minutes.
Ingredients and Substitutions
- Cooked quinoa: Used as the base of the Buddha bowl recipe, this is easiest if you already have some in the fridge. Learn more about how to make meal prep easy.
- Fresh beets: To boost the color on this Buddha bowl and use both yellow and red beets.
- Extra veggies: We like to add sliced cucumber and radish to the recipe because they're crunchy and fresh. But any leftovers from a root vegetable medley will also work.
- Buddha bowl dressing: Know that any neutral oil will work in place of olive oil, but make sure to use gluten-free miso paste, as many contain wheat. You could also substitute this with a tahini with molasses dressing for a different flavor.
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.
Flavor Variations
Dressing: Use any dressing you enjoy here, like a tahini with molasses or a maple balsamic for a different flavor. Here are a few Buddha bowl dressings we love.
Toppings: Adding kimchi, sweet pickles, or pickled vegetables onto the bowl is a great way to boost gut health and flavor, just like in these keto deviled eggs.
Protein: Enjoy the meal with plant-based protein from the quinoa or top it with leftovers from a Dutch oven whole chicken or garlic teriyaki steak bites.
Expert Tips To Make It
To make this beet Buddha bowl whole30-approved you need to sub out the quinoa for Whole30 cauliflower rice or something like roasted sweet potatoes. Likewise, ditch the chickpeas as well and just eliminate the maple syrup in the dressing altogether.
The dressing can be placed on the bowl ahead of time and left to sit or drizzled on right before eating. The tahini sauce thickens slightly, but the flavor remains. And if you love it, put this tahini salad on your meal plan too.
Only add dressing to the bowl you're eating. This way, if you have to store leftovers, they won't get soggy.
Meal Prepping The Bowl
This Buddha bowl on quinoa makes the perfect meal prep recipe (along with this instant pot quinoa burrito bowl). Given that everything is eaten cold, it’s easy to make ahead of time and take it with you!
Simply portion the quinoa and toppings into separate containers and top with the dressing (or keep the dressing on the side, your choice!).
Likewise, using rice as the base works well too! This red rice in the instant pot is wonderful! Know that the miso dressing works nicely in this onigiri recipe too!
Beet Buddha Bowl FAQs
Yes! Most Buddha bowls have a predominant focus on vegetables and whole grains. They use a combo of plant-based protein to round out the macronutrients. However, other proteins can obviously be used.
The main ingredients you need to make your own Buddha bowls are: vegetables, a grain, protein, dressing or sauce, and fun additional toppings.
Buddha bowl is a fancy way of saying “plant-based power bowl of random items” or "power bowl". Typically, Buddha bowl recipes are vegan recipes with a grain base topped with multiple vegetables and drizzled with homemade, healthy dressing.
Most Buddha bowls are served cold with fresh vegetables. However, you can make hot Buddha bowls in the cooler months with roasted vegetables and a heated grain.
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Beet Buddha Bowl With Tahini Dressing
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Equipment
- Bowls for serving
Ingredients
Bowl Ingredients
- 2.5 cups quinoa cooked & chilled (just over half a cup dry)
- 1.25 cups chickpeas rinsed
- 2 beets large, shredded
- ½ cucumber sliced
- 6 radishes shredded
Dressing Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon miso
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- ¼ cup tahini
- ⅓ cup fresh orange juice
- 1 tablespoon oil I like olive or avocado
- ½ tablespoon maple syrup
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the dressing ingredient and set aside.
- Peel and prep all veggies. Divide the quinoa between four dinner bowls (roughly ¾ cup per bowl).
- Top the bowls with the prepped veggies. Add dressing to your bowl and enjoy
Notes
Disclaimer:
Nutrition values are estimates only, using online calculators. Please verify using your own data"
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Shelby S says
This bowl is super light and the combo of fresh vegetables and bright citrus dressing is so good.
sarah says
I used to make a stir fry with them too so tasty! Enjoy the bowl and let me know what you think about the combo when you try it!
fitasamamabear says
Mmm you honestly can't go wrong with the combo!
justine says
Oh my YUM! You can never go wrong with buddha bowls! OR Beets!
fitasamamabear says
Right!? I could eat bowl variations pretty much every day.. and beets, I adore beets!
Plushy says
This is so simple and light, perfect for a summer meal. And not to mention that all these colours work so well together! Miam!
fitasamamabear says
Thanks! It's definitely a tasty one and you can't go wrong with a color filled bowl!
Elizabeth Brico says
This sounds AMAZING! Super delicious and healthy, and VEGAN. Thank you!!
fitasamamabear says
It's a tasty one- I hope you enjoy it! I've been addicted to it since I made it haha
April Kitchens says
I love a good Buddha bowl! I pinned this to make later. Bowls are so simple to make especially when my little is running me ragged lol.
fitasamamabear says
Yes! Thanks for pinning. Honestly bowls just come together so nicely and are full of healthy ingredients. i love how light but tasty they are
The Crumby Vegan says
I personally love Buddha bowls (they are so super easy and nutritious) but I hadn't heard of the orange and beetroot combination! So mega... And VEGAN! Woohoo. Must tell Husband about this - thank you 🙂 ?
fitasamamabear says
Mmm I love orange and beets! I used to make a stir fry with them too so tasty! Enjoy the bowl and let me know what you think about the combo when you try it!
Helen Snowdon says
I dislike beetroot but this looks so good like you said, they are so versatile do I could substitute it.
fitasamamabear says
You don't like beets!? I suppose I can accept that 😉 Honestly any veggie you enjoy would work but I'd sub with grated carrots- same texture and they work well with orange 🙂
Katie/Celebrating With The Bug says
This looks delicious! Forgive my ignorance what is miso or would there be a good alternative? 🙂
fitasamamabear says
Thanks Katie! Miso is a fermented soy paste and has kind of a tangy taste to it. Because it's fermented it's amazing for your gut bacteria. There's not a great substitution but you could try omitting it and adding more tahini. The flavor profile would be a bit more dull but I think still tasty!
Blu says
Seems easy enough to make. Beets are making a comeback! I usually use beef powder. I can't remember the last time I ate them.
fitasamamabear says
Ohh I actually haven't played around with beet powder- thanks for the tips! I love beets- roasted, raw every way possible.
Tracy says
Yum! Beets are my fave and we have so many in the CSA box right now. I'm always looking for creative uses. Thanks!
fitasamamabear says
I adore beets! When in doubt, roast them with seat salt... so yummy!
Charlotte says
I haven't had a buddha bowl in ages, and love that they are so easy to make! I don't cook with beets often enough, this looks like an incredible recipe--thanks so much for sharing 🙂
fitasamamabear says
I go through bowl phases too but I'm loving them in the warm weather right now! Enjoy the bowl- let me know what you think!