Roasted Vegetables, Quinoa, and Salmon Bowl with Lemon Tahini Sauce
Roasted Vegetables, Quinoa & Salmon Bowl with Lemon Tahini Sauce
Ingredients
Roasted Vegetables with Seasoning
- 4 medium carrots, cut lengthwise into strips
- 2 cups brussel sprouts, halved
- 2 large sweet potatoes, chopped into cubes
- ⅓ cup yellow onions, chopped
- 1.5 cups mushrooms (frozen - sliced)
- 3 TB olive oil
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- ¼ tsp pepper
- 1 tsp Everything Blend spice
Quinoa
- 1 cup quinoa, dry
- 2 cups water, vegetable broth or bone broth
- ⅛ tsp sea salt
Salmon with Marinade
- 4 wild caught salmon fillets, thawed
- 1 TB stone ground mustard
- 2 tsp fresh garlic, minced
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 2 TB lemon juice, fresh squeezed
- ½ tsp onion powder
- ¼ tsp sea salt
- ¼ tsp white pepper (use less for less spice)
- ⅛ tsp ginger root powder
Instructions
Prep Steps
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
- Thaw salmon (if salmon is frozen)
Prep Vegetables
- Wash all vegetables.
- Slice carrots into thin slices and put into large baking bowl.
- Cut brussel sprouts in half (or quarters if they are large) and add to bowl with carrots.
- Chop sweet potatoes into cubes and add to the large vegetable bowl.
- Mix olive oil with salt and spices for roasted vegetables.
- Pour olive oil seasoning mix into bowl with vegetables and mix well.
- Pour seasoned vegetables onto a large baking sheet and bake for 30-40 minutes, or until slightly soft.
- Chop onion and add to pan with sliced frozen mushrooms, and 2 TB of water, vegetable broth or bone broth and cover and cook on low for 10-15 minutes until cooked.
Prepare Salmon & Marinade
- Add all salmon marinade ingredients to small bowl: mustard, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, onion powder, sea salt, pepper and ginger root powder. Mix well.
- Brush a large glass pan with coconut oil (or olive oil) and place salmon fillets in the glass pan for baking.
- Use spoon to cover each salmon fillet with marinade. Leave the salmon fillets to marinade until the you set the timer to cook the quinoa.
Make Quinoa & Bake Salmon
- Add 2 cups of water, vegetable broth or bone broth into pot and bring to boil.
- Add 1 cup of dry quinoa and ⅛ tsp sea salt to pot with boiling water.
- Turn burner to low and cover. Simmer for 12-14 minutes.
- Place the salmon fillets in the oven and bake for approximately 15 minutes (or until completely cooked throughout).
- After quinoa is done cooking, turn off the burner and leave covered for an additional 5 minutes. You will have extra quinoa to use for another meal.
Make Lemon Tahini Sauce
- Make the tahini sauce while the vegetables and salmon are baking and the quinoa is cooking.
Assemble Quinoa Vegetable Bowls
- In serving bowls, add cooked quinoa to the bottom, then add roasted vegetables, mushrooms and onions, then add baked salmon fillet on top.
- Drizzle lemon tahini sauce on top of each bowl.
Notes
Recipe adapted from Fit Mitten Kitchen Salmon Power Bowls with Lemon Tahini Sauce.