Packed with bright colors and enough rainbow-hued fruits and veggies to keep you smiling for days, this bliss bowl has been carefully curated to include some of the best “mood foods.” You’ll find trout (fish-rich diets are linked with a lower risk of depression), miso (fermented foods are famously mood friendly), and matcha (its l-theanine content helps mellow you out). One pretty lunch bowl, all the happy. Enjoy!
Sunny Mood Rainbow Bliss Bowl
Ingredients
Bliss bowl
- 1/2 Tbsp raw honey
- 1/4 cup walnuts
- 1 tsp black sesame seeds, chia seeds, or hempseeds
- 1 Tbsp goat cheese
- 2 - 1/2 inch thick slices baguette gluten free if desired
- 3/4 cup cooked quinoa
- 1 1/2 cups baby spinach
- 1 rainbow trout fillet baked or grilled and flaked
- 1 1/2 cups rainbow-colored fruits and veggies (diced mango, radish, carrots, cucumber, purple cabbage, steamed asparagus; whole blueberries, blackberries, etc.)
- 1/2 avocado pitted, peeled, and sliced
- Edible flowers optional
- Fresh herbs (dill, mint, etc.) optional
Dressing
- 1 lemon freshly squeezed
- 1 lime freshly squeezed
- 1 1/2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 1/2 Tbsp white miso gluten free if desired
- 1 1/2 tsp matcha green tea powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Heat skillet over medium-high heat. Add honey. Once it begins bubbling, toss in walnuts. Cook just until golden brown. Transfer to parchment and coat in sesame seeds, chia seeds, or hempseeds. Allow to cool.
- Preheat oven broiler for 5 minutes. Spread goat cheese on baguette slices. Broil until golden brown around edges. Remove from oven and cool.
- In small bowl, whisk together dressing ingredients.
- In large bowl, toss together quinoa and spinach. Divide mixture between 2 serving bowls. Top each bowl with flaked trout, rainbow-colored fruits and veggies, avocado, and honeyed walnuts. Garnish with edible flowers and fresh herbs, if desired.
- Drizzle each bowl with dressing. Tuck a baguette slice into each and serve.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition Facts
Sunny Mood Rainbow Bliss Bowl
Amount Per Serving
Calories 602
Calories from Fat 306
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 34g
52%
Saturated Fat 6g
30%
Sodium 677mg
28%
Total Carbohydrates 51g
17%
Dietary Fiber 10g
40%
Sugars 13g
Protein 30g
60%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.