Healthy and Halal Quinoa Breakfast Bowls
We love a good breakfast recipe, from Breakfast Burritos to a classic Full English, you could say we’re no strangers to delicious recipes for the most important meal of the day. We’re adding another one to the menu this week with this Healthy Quinoa Breakfast Bowl that’s jam packed with veggies and nutritious goodness that’s a great meal prep option to make ahead, so you’re ready to take on the day all week.
It Starts With The Quinoa
As much as I like rice bowls, we went with a quinoa base because it’s higher in fiber, protein, and other great nutrients than rice, that said, you could still use brown rice for this recipe if you prefer. The quinoa cooks the same way, so we went with a mix of water and lemon juice for a little extra citrus flavor throughout the bowl.
Make Sure You Get Your Veggies
We went with a blend of different veggies for ours to maximize not only the nutrition packed into this recipe but also give a tasty blend of flavors and textures. We used diced acorn squash and red beets that add just a little bit of sweetness, but also a tasty earthiness to the recipe.
Peeling the skin off the squash takes some time but do yourself a favor and pop it in the microwave for a minute to warm it up and loosen that hard outer skin, that’ll save you loads of time. Then, when preparing the beets, make sure you’re wearing an apron (or throw-away clothes) and a cutting board you don’t mind staining. The juice from these stains everything it touches a delightful shade of purple, but it’s less delightful if you don’t want these things turned purple!
These get seasoned with a simple blend of savory favorites then baked until they get nice and tender. In that time, you can heat up some frozen broccoli and hit that with a few seasonings and toss it in the oven as well. If you use frozen it doesn’t take long to get perfectly baked, so it can go in towards the end of the squash and beets cooking.
Don’t Forget The Sauce!
As good as the veggies and quinoa are, this bowl is in dire need of a sauce to add some moisture, so we made a quick and easy tahini and lemon sauce. This sauce is just a few ingredients mixed in a bowl, and it’s a great chance to try seasoning it to your taste, we used plenty of lemon juice here too, but if that isn’t your thing as much, feel free to make your own adjustments.
Can’t Have Breakfast Without The Classics
To make this a real breakfast bowl, we had to include some eggs and a little bit of Midamar’s Halal breakfast beef. We went with a softer boil for our eggs, but scrambled would be great in this to mix in, and I love mixing a fried egg into a bowl when given the chance and a runny yolk in this bowl would be fantastic.
Beef bacon may not be the healthiest option around, but a little bit will be just fine, we only used a few strips in total and fried it up until nice and crispy, then drained most of the drippings. This would be a great recipe for a leaner turkey bacon or leaner meat option too.
Build The Bowl And Dive In
When everything’s all set, build your bowl with all these tasty ingredients! The quinoa is a great fluffy base, with some fresh and flavorful veggies, jammy eggs, a savory kick from the beef bacon, and all brought together with the tahini sauce. This is a great meal prep option to make during the weekend and throw some bowls together for a tasty breakfast throughout the week, and it feels even better knowing that you’re enjoying a delicious breakfast that is also great for you.
What’re some breakfast favorites you’d put on your bowl? Let us know in the comments, give this recipe a try while you’re at it, and we hope you a enjoy healthy and Halal breakfasts until we bring you another tasty recipe next week. Enjoy!
