Our Favourite Hormone Balancing Nourish Bowl

When it comes to balancing hormones, our food & healthy habits can absolutely play a role in keeping them in check! This delicious summer nourish bowl is a balanced meal filled with nutritious ingredients, vitamins, fibre, healthy fats, and protein, which are all vital for balancing our hormones.

This satisfying nourish bowl includes:

• Protein: quinoa and fried egg
• Fibre: fresh veggies
• Healthy fats: avocado, tahini, and pumpkin seeds

This bowl is packed with flavour and ingredients to keep you full and satisfied! It also holds well in the fridge, so make sure you save some or make extra for lunch tomorrow.

Ingredients

For the bowl

• 1 cup cooked quinoa in bone broth
• 1 handful of rocket/kale/leafy greens
• 1 sweet potato cubed
• 1/2 head of cauliflower
• 2 tbs pumpkin seeds
• 1/2 avocado
• 1/2 can chickpeas
• 1 fried egg (optional for extra protein)

Seasoning for chickpeas, sweet potato, & cauliflower

• 1/2 tsp salt & pepper
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1 TBSP nutritional yeast
• 1 tsp Italian herbs
• 1/2 tsp smoked paprika

For the tahini dressing

• 1/4 cup tahini
• 2 tbs maple syrup
• 1 tsp miso paste
• 1 juice of lemon
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 1/2 tsp salt (or more to taste)
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/3 cup filtered warm water to thin

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 200°C and line with baking sheets and set aside.
2. Cook quinoa according to instructions, use broth to cook in.
3. While quinoa is cooking, cut cauliflower into small pieces and cut sweet potatoes into cubes. Add to a bowl with drained chickpeas and season with all seasons + olive oil.
4. Add onto baking sheets in one layer. Bake for 35 minutes, stirring half way through.
5. While veggies are roasting, make tahini dressing. Add all ingredients into blender and blend until smooth and creamy. Set aside.
6. Fry 1 egg sunny side up or to your liking.
7. Assemble bowls – add a scoop of quinoa and handful of leafy greens. Add on top, ½ avocado sliced, sweet potato, cauliflower and chickpeas, and fried egg. Drizzle with tahini sauce. Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds.
8. Enjoy!