Roasted veggie quinoa bowl

Hey —

This is our lunch-prep bowl from the reel, and the build behind it is the point: start with protein, pile on the veggies, then add a fibre-rich carb.

What you need

Tap each item as you get it out.

• Grilled chicken
• Quinoa
• Zucchini
• Yellow squash
• Bell peppers
• Onions
• Beet slaw
• Lemon tahini dressing: tahini, garlic, lemon juice, warm water, salt, pepper, and a little maple

How it comes together

1. Roast the zucchini, yellow squash, peppers, and onions.
2. Cook the quinoa and grill the chicken.
3. Whisk the dressing: tahini, garlic, lemon juice, and warm water until smooth, then salt, pepper, and a little maple.
4. Build each bowl: chicken first, then the roasted veg and beet slaw, then quinoa.
5. Keep the dressing on the side until you eat so everything stays crisp.

Swaps and serving ideas

• The build: start with protein, pile on the veggies, add a fibre-rich carb.
• Swap the quinoa for oats, brown rice, or sweet potato.

The shape

• Protein you can get fast: grilled chicken
• Produce: roasted zucchini, yellow squash, peppers, onions, and beet slaw
• Carb you already use: quinoa — or oats, brown rice, or sweet potato

Starting vs already tracking

• Curious / restarting: prep the bowls once and lunch is decided. Log one, copy the rest.
• Already tracking: same bowl all week means the same log; the tahini dressing is worth logging on its own.

— Eljan Health Co.