High Protein Vegan Buddha Bowl with Sweet Potato and Tofu
This quick and easy recipe contains all the ingredients you need for a health and satisfying meal. High in protein and fiber to keep you energized. This meal is great for meal prep as all of the components can be prepared ahead of time.
Ingredients
- For the Cheese Sauce
- 1 can or 1.5 cups White beans cannellini beans cooked
- 1 cup Soy or Pea Milk
- ¼ cup Nutritional Yeast
- ¼ cup Cashews raw and unsalted
- ¼ cup Lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Miso paste
- 1 clove Garlic
- 1.5 teaspoons Salt
- 5 small sweet potatoes
- 1 block Extra-firm Tofu
- ½ teaspoon Garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon Onion powder
- 1 teaspoon Smoked paprika
- 2 tablespoons Soy sauce or coconut aminos
- Pinch Salt
- 10 cups Raw Spinach or mixed salad greens
- 1.5 cups Broccoli sprouts
- 1.25 cups Kimchi
- 1 can Chickpeas cooked
- Sriracha sauce optional
Instructions
- Start by making the cheese sauce. Add all ingredients into a high speed blender like a Vitamix and blend for about 1 minute or until smooth. If you do not have a high-speed blender then I would suggest you soak your cashews overnight before blending.
- Pour mixture into a large jar and store in the refrigerator. Mixture will keep for up to 10 days in the refrigerator.
- Combine tofu with garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika and soy sauce. Marinate for 30 minutes up to a full day.
- Cut sweet potatoes into ½-1 inch chunks. Sprinkle with salt and place in the air fryer along with tofu. Fry at 375 for 15 minutes. Stir halfway through. See notes below if you do not have an air fryer.
- Divide sweet potatoes and tofu into 5 bowls. To each of the 5 bowls add spinach, sprouts, pickled onions, and chickpeas.
- Store in the refrigerator until ready to use. Heat or eat cold and top with cheese sauce and sriracha.
Notes
- Each serving with cheese sauce contains a total of 475 calories, 35 grams of protein, 67 grams of carbohydrate, 12.5 grams of fiber, and 8.5 grams of fat.
- Without the cheese sauce each portion contains 385 calories, 28 grams of protein, 55 grams of carbohydrate, 9 grams of fiber, and 6.5 grams of fat.
- If you do not have a high sped blender like a Vitamix, I would suggest soaking your cashews for the cheese sauce overnight.
- Make any substitutions as you prefer and have on hand. This recipe is versatile and can be easily adjusted to what is in season and according to your preferences.
- If you do not have an air fryer, you can bake the sweet potatoes and tofu in the oven at 400 F for 15-20 minutes.