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Blueberry and Pesto Quinoa Bowl

January 18, 2018 by Sarah Baade Leave a Comment

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Alright, it’s confession time. I absolutely ate my way through the holidays. I mean, I went all out with sweets and wine and homemade Chex mix (because we all know the homemade stuff is at least a million times better than the stuff that comes in a bag). No treat went uneaten. I’m not even sure what got into me because moderation with food is typically not a challenge for me.  But I did it, and I did it joyfully!

What’s done is done and now it is time to get back on the wagon of eating a balanced diet. I ate salads all last week for lunch because I actually do love vegetables but I was bored by Friday. I was eating the same mixture of ingredients that I always reach for when making a salad. I need some variety if I‘m going to stick with eating healthier. As usual, I also want to make this easy on myself so I looked through my fridge and pantry for ingredients I already had on hand. This quinoa bowl gave me a change of pace in terms of both texture and flavor but was also incredibly easy to make.

Blueberry and Pesto Quinoa Bowl - Slice of Honey Blog

Tips:

  • To make this an even faster recipe, feel free to use a premade pesto from the store rather than making the one included in this recipe.
  • You can absolutely portion this out ahead of time for lunches. Just hold off on adding the pesto until you are ready to eat it.

Blueberry and Pesto Quinoa Bowl - Slice of Honey Blog

Blueberry and Pesto Quinoa Bowl

Serves 2

Bowl Ingredients:

4 cups raw baby spinach

1 cup cooked quinoa, cold

2 Tablespoons pepitas

½ cup feta crumbles

¾ cup fresh blueberries

 

Pesto Ingredients:

1 ½ cups basil leaves

2 Tablespoons pine nuts

1 ½ teaspoons garlic, minced

¼ teaspoon salt

1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice

 

Directions:

Place spinach in bottom of a large bowl. Top with quinoa then pepitas, feta and blueberries.

For the pesto, combine all ingredients in a blender until smooth. Drizzle pesto over quinoa bowl as desired.

Blueberry and Pesto Quinoa Bowl - Slice of Honey Blog

Filed Under: Healthy Option, Recipe, Uncategorized Tagged With: balanced diet, blueberries, Cheese, diet, eat healthy, feta, Fruit, healthy diet, Healthy Food, healthy side dish, Lunch, new years diet, quinoa, quinoa bowl, salad, Side Dish, spinach, Vegetables

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