Monday, January 28, 2019

Heart Warming Roasted Sweet Potato Bowl&Creamy Peanut Sesame Drizzle

With the temperatures in the single digits these days, you want nothing more than comfort, cozy, and warmth and this bowl provides all that for your insides. i make this bowl on the regular, usually in one form or another, and it satisfies every time. i love the textures, the feeling that i am eating something filling yet also healthy, and it gives me a break from the meat and potato kind of dishes. more like potato and potato. sweet potatoes are rich in vitamin c which we need in the dark gloomy months of winter, it a complex carbohydrate which can sustain energy. this bowl is riddled with other delicious healthy wholesome ingredients that all taste delicious! here is today's recipe!

ingredients:

1 large sweet potato, peeled and chopped into cubes
1 small purple onion, chopped into chunks 
1/3 cup chopped carrots
1 tbs of minced garlic
1/2 cup kale, stems removed, rough chopped 
olive oil 
a few cranks of Himalayan sea salt&cracked black pepper

toasted sliced almonds:
1-2 tbs sliced almonds pan roasted with a little ghee and a touch of brown sugar 

for peanut drizzle:
2 generous tbs of creamy peanut butter
1 splash of sesame oil
1 tsp yellow curry paste 
1 tsp rice wine vinegar



in a shallow sheet pan, preheat oven to 350 degrees and spread chopped vegetables and kale on pan. 
drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle garlic, and top with salt and pepper. pop in oven for about 15 min, or until roasted to your liking. 

while the pan is roasting, heat over med to low heat the ingredients for peanut sauce, stirring gently. 
toss the almonds as well so those are all done and ready for assembly.

when veggies are done, pull out and place in bowl. top with almonds and peanut sauce. 
squeeze with half lime and freshly chopped coriander. 

enjoy!! 

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