Supercharged Quinafel Lunch Bowls

Wow, I really don’t know where to begin with this…

I mean, if I sat here at my laptop screen for several minutes hours I’m sure I could come up with a very detailed explanation of this…. Supercharged Quinafel Lunch Bowl 😋� but, to be honest, I don’t think I could do it justice.

Yes, I said it, they are that good!

Alright, let’s start with YUM 👍� for now and add YUM-YUM👍�  👍� , YUMO 👍�  👍�  👍� and YUMMY 👍�  👍�  👍�  👍� into the mix because – hey! – if that can’t get you excited about them, I don’t know what will.

And, as far as the wildly excited descriptions go I think I’m gonna leave it at that because I’m chilled and relaxed today; the sun is shining (it is the most perfect blue sky-ed, cricket buzzing, sit outside and read a book  sort of weather), and, let’s face it, I want to stuff my face with more of these lunch bowls…

Supercharged Quinafel lunch bowls: lunch times are never going to be the same again.

What we have here is a bowl of →crazywholesomeawesomebriliance←. They are the Bruce Lee of lunch time meal options; packing enough nutritional punch to knock your socks off. Let me show you what you can look forward to in these things:

• Broccoli-cauliflower rice (don’t roll your eyes, this stuff is goooooood);
• Quinafel – falafel made from quinoa (can be substituted with “real”, authentic, chickpea-based falafel if you wish);
• Cumin-roasted sweet potato, carrots and chickpeas;
• Cheater’s (and gluten free) tabouli;
• A tangy tahini and lemon dressing;
• And toppings of pine nuts, olives and – if you’re so inclined – a sprinkling of feta cheese.

*swoon*😍� and *cue applause*👏�

I won’t lie to you these Quinafel lunch bowls are not a 5 minute throw-together meal. They’re not quite the quick and easy, we don’t have to time to make food option; you’re not going to be grabbing these on the run.

No, these take a little more forethought and preparation. That being said, if everything is prepared in advance (hello strangely organised kitchen👏� ) then most of the “prep” time is waiting for those delicious cumin-roasted veggies to roast (read: perfect time to catch up with current affairs *cough* *cough* social media 😛� ).

So although they may not be the ideal thing for your busy weekday lunches – I mean, who has time to roast veggies on a monday morning?!?!?! – They can be the perfect excuse to catch up on your health-conscious/ food-stuffing priorities over the weekend.

The First step in the →crazywholesomeawesomebriliance← is the Quinafel: falafel made with quinoa instead of chickpeas. If you were around two weeks ago you would have seen these little balls of spicy, herbed joy and will know they are protein packing treats. Cripsy on the outside, soft and gooey on the inside, they are a welcome (and did I mention face-stuffingly delicious?) twist on the chickpea classic.

Of course, if you did miss out on Quinafels from the other week, you can find the recipe and even a VIDEO, yes I made a video!, for them right . The recipe makes enough quinafel for up to 6 lunch bowls so, some people may be inclined (👉� ahem, like me👈� ) to make a huge (like, triple quantities) batch of them so you can have supercharged lunch bowls every day of the week 👏�

EVERY DAY OF THE WEEK!!!

Oh, Quinafel 😍� 😍� 😍�

And then all you have is a few minutes of chop-chop here, dice, roast and fry there. If you’re not yet up with the broccoli-and-cauliflower-as-rice train yet (just another food fad, right???  Um, wrong!) I really urge you to try it. Not only does it help you receive intake of vegetables it can really add flavour to your meal. Dont’ believe me? Next time you have and Indian curry, use cauliflower rice instead of normal rice and tell me how NOM NOM NOM it is. 😋� 😋� 😋�

And there you have it. A lunchtime feast that is tasty, easy to make and healthy.

And when healthy tastes this good…. ♥️ say no more …