This Harvest Bowls Recipe features roasted winter or autumn vegetables, such as brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes, along with lentils, quinoa and plenty of nuts. Drizzled with a luscious warm bacon vinaigrette, these harvest bowls are a comforting, nourishing and delicious feast for the soul!
Hi ya’ll! How was everyone’s weekend and Valentine’s Day?
Ours was good. It was filled with some recipe testing, a touch of relaxation, a binge marathon viewing of ‘Under the dome’, and a romantic meal for two that we cooked together in the comfort of our kitchen and jammies. It also included a gift card to 5 sessions of artificial warmth, which I will be using immediately.
Overall, no complaints here!
It has been bitterly cold here, making me crave big ‘ole Buddha bowls filled with good for the soul ingredients on repeat.
Plus, I figured a lot of you overindulged on chocolate and bubbly over the weekend, so I thought I’d share something on the lighter side today. Because, aside from Valentine’s day being a free pass to eat all the things naughty, you are still keeping up with those healthy new year’s resolutions. Right?
Or are you totally over that nonsense?
Well, in case you are in the latter camp, no worries, this healthy dish includes bacon (real or fake depending on your preference). 😉
About this easy harvest bowls recipe
Have you guys hopped on board the Buddha bowl band wagon yet? In case you haven’t, and you’ve got zero idea what in the tarnation a Buddha bowl is, don’t fret.
A Buddha bowl (or hippie bowl) is simply a bowl filled with ingredients that are nutritiously packed. Various veggies, beans, grains, greens, nuts, seeds… whatever is healthy and makes your skirt fly up works here.
Since it’s a winter wonderland outside, I decided to pack my bowls with a harvest of seasonal ingredients.
These bowls are loaded with fluffy, protein packed lentils and quinoa; roasted, caramelized brussels sprouts, sweet potatoes and shallots; juicy raisins, crunchy hazelnuts; a sprinkling of salty, cheesy parmesan and earthy, fresh thyme.
As delicious as all that Buddha-y jazz is, it becomes ridiculously delish with a drizzle (or glug) of the vinaigrette. Because, hello bacon.
Tangy, creamy, smooth, slightly sweet, a smidge salty, and totally bacon-tastic, the vinaigrette is the perfect finishing touch.
Hearty, comforting, healthy, nourishing and seriously delicious, these autumn harvest bowls are a feast for the soul. These roasted vegetable bowls will totally have you wanting to rub your belly… not for good luck, but for feeling the good fortune of stuffing your face with something healthy and utterly delicious. Until next time, friends, Cheers to bodacious bowls of yum!
More recipes with roasted veggies!
- Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
- Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts
- Roasted Butternut Squash Salad
- Mini Roasted Potatoes with Garlic
- Oven Roasted Mushrooms
Roasted Winter Harvest Buddha Bowls
Ingredients
- For the Grains:
- 1 Cup uncooked Quinoa - rinsed
- ¾ Cup uncooked Lentils
- 2 ¾ Cup Water
- ½ tsp Salt
- ¼ tsp Ground Ginger
- 1 sprig Thyme , plus more for garnish
- For the Veggies:
- 2 large Shallots – peeled and halved lengthwise
- ¾ Pound Brussels Sprouts – trimmed and halved
- 1 large Sweet Potatoes – peeled and diced into 1’’ cubes
- 2 TBS Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- ½ tsp Garlic Powder
- ½ tsp Dried Thyme
- ½ tsp Ground Ginger
- 1 tsp Sea Salt
- Toppings:
- ¼ Cup Hazelnuts - toasted
- ¼ Cup Raisin
- Parmesan Cheese - shredded, to taste
- Vinaigrette:
- 4 Slices Center Cut Bacon – diced*
- ¼ Cup Apple Cider Vinegar
- 2 TBS Honey
- 2 TBS Dijon Mustard
- 1 Cloves Garlic – minced
- Kosher Salt & Freshly Ground Black Pepper , to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven to 400 degrees and prepare a large sheet pan (or two, you do not want to crowd the vegetables) with aluminum foil for easy clean up. Spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- Cook the Grains: Place the quinoa and lentils in a medium saucepot with water, salt, ginger and thyme. Bring to a boil over high heat, immediately reduce heat to simmer and cover. Cook about 25 minutes or until lentils are cooked and quinoa is fluffy. Remove from heat. Fish out thyme sprig and discard. Fluff with a fork and set aside, covered.
- Meanwhile Roast Vegetables: Place the shallots, brussels sprouts and sweet potatoes in a large bowl. Add oil, garlic, dry thyme, ginger and salt. Toss to coat. Transfer vegetables to prepared sheet pan and roast in the oven, on the center rack, for 35-45 minutes, turning once half way through cooking, or until vegetables are golden and cooked through.
- While the Vegetables Roast, Make the Vinaigrette: Add Bacon to a small saucepan, over medium heat and cook until crispy. Remove bacon from the pan to a paper towel lined plate. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of bacon fat. Add garlic and sauté for 30 seconds. Add remaining vinaigrette ingredients to the pan and season with a pinch of salt. Cook until vinaigrette is slightly thickened, whisking continuously, until vinaigrette is slightly thickened, about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer to a mason jar*. Add cooked bacon to vinaigrette. Shake to combine and set aside until ready to use.
- To Serve: Toss lentils and quinoa with half of the vinaigrette. Divide quinoa and lentils between bowls and top with roasted vegetables. Scatter with nuts, raisins and parmesan. Drizzle with the remaining dressing and garnish with fresh thyme leaves if desired. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
*Warm Mason jar under hot water before adding vinaigrette to prevent jar from cracking.
Nutrition
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I always like to eat the healthy delicious food and I think this Buddha Bowl is completing my all condition and thus I like this dish very much.
This looks so healthy and flavor packed! I love all the ingredients you’ve got going on here. I can just imagine myself finishing this and patting my own Buddha belly with content! :p 😉
Oh my! This looks so good! Full of delicious and nutritious ingredients 🙂
Brussels & Sweet Potatoes – are just so dang delicious together! Words cannot describe! <3
I’m so hungry right now. I want to try all of them.
Your valentines day sounds perfect! I spent mine with my boyfriends parents who cooked us a fabulous meal so no complaints there. Also, these buddha bowls are a feast for the eyes and stomach – hello gorgeous!
These look so good, I shouldn’t come to No Spoon Necessary before I’ve eaten dinner, it just makes me that much more hungry! The bowls look amazing. I love the mix of flavors and textures and bacon vinegarette!!!! Take care!
Haha! Surprisingly, my resolutions are holding pretty well this year. Maybe that’s because I go pretty easy on myself… Lol. These are so packed full of good things — I love hearty bowls like this in the winter!
After finally getting connected for your subscription on posts I wasn’t getting them… until I searched my JUNK. What? Needless to say I fixed that and find this absolutely scrumptious. We stayed in too on the VDay. No biggie, not into the commercialization of affection. Love don’t cost a thang!
As for the Buddha Bowl lesson, thanks. I liked your description, always heard of them, but never quite knew the name. Yay for healthy roasted veggies, and like my dog’s tail that is wagging as he sleeps, this makes me smile.
This looks SO healthy, cozy, and delicious!! <3
Our Valentine’s Day was….complicated! My Valentine took a bit of a tumble, and the dog ate all my chocolate. So I really NEEEEED one of these Buddha Bowls, to both calm my spirit and because it looks completely, totally delicious!! Genius as usual, my friend! xx
Isn’t it funny how Valentine’s Day comes around and everyone’s diets are blown? It’s something about those holidays that just make it seem like it’s ok to cheat a little. (Or a lot) I love these buddha bowls though! Look so light and tasty!
I love Buddha Bowls! Yours is so creative! I’m sure I’ll try a similar version soon 🙂
Happy belated Valentine’s, Chey! I hope you didn’t eat too much chocolate, haha. I mean, white chocolate;) I mean white chocolate filled with alcohol:) You always impeccably handle Brussels sprouts, and this is another fantastic meal – well done!
I am obsessed with buddha bowls!!! I love how healthy and delicious this recipe is Cheyanne! So many amazing ingredients and flavours. I could happily eat this for every meal! Yummmm!!! Love the roasted veggies 🙂
Heck yeah to this awesomely healthy and hearty buddha bowl!!! When I make this, I’ll be putting that bacon vinaigrette on everythang 🙂 We had a low keyed V-day too, relaxing in our jammies. #ilovejammies Glad you are going to get some artificial warmth soon (you are probably there now) and wishing it was me 🙂
Today I learned something new – today I learned that what I refer to as a “pile-em-high-bowl” is actually a buddha bowl so thanks, dear friend! BTW – loving all the goodness in these bowls – and ooh that Honey-Bacon Vinaigrette is the bombdiggity!
This is my kind of winter bowl, Cheyanne. Love all the tastes and textures you’ve got going on – I have to leave out the bacon but I’m sure it’s fantastic with out it. I’d eat this whole thing in one sitting – just love it! I haven’t watched Under The Dome yet – but I’m watching Better Call Saul on Netflix and it’s great!
Sounds like you had a fabulous Valentine’s day, girl. These bowls look so gorgeous and delish. You know what, I’ve been wanting to cook Buddha bowl for such a long time, and I know what I have do!
Oh my gosh – gorgeous presentation and Buddha bowl!!! Love this Cheyanne. So many goodies, loving the caramelized brussel sprouts… a truly beautiful combination and sure to keep me on the straight and narrow. (at least in the food department. 🙂 Glad you had a great Valentine’s Day, we did too, had a big party here over the weekend… so not exactly relaxing, but it was a fun day and everyone brought something which is so helpful. Have a super week, friend…. and cheers to the delicious eats here on the menu! xO
Sounds like you had a great Valentine’s Day! Ours was nice, too! I wish it was a little warmer around here! Love Budha bowls, these look delicious! Will try them soon!
I didn’t have a marathon viewing of Under the Dome, but I did binged watched Alaska: The Last Frontier. It was the first time I watched it, but I quickly became hooked. It reminded me how thankful I am to have indoor plumbing and heat! Your Valentine’s Day sounds wonderful, Chey…and so warm and cozy too! The Budha bowl looks gorgeous and delicious!! If you lived next door, I’d run over right now to “borrow” a couple bowlfuls to take to work for lunch! lol 🙂
That is a beautiful bowl of goodness! Love all the seasonal ingredients you’ve put together 🙂
Oh me, oh my, oh! Wow!!! This is total comfort food. Absolutely perfect for these chilly days. So glad you are putting me back on track….because I did indulge in a bit too much chocolate!
Wow, what a gorgeous bowl of deliciousness. I’ve just picked up some fresh brussels sprouts and am very temped to give your recipe a try. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
I made croissants yesterday, and I FEEL like a croissant today, so I definitely need a big soul nourishing bowl of veggies 🙂 and that bacon honey vinaigrette? SWOON!
It was so cold here so we stayed in as well but I didn’t mind at all either 🙂 Yay for buddha bowls, these look gorgeous and I love all the yummy goodies you packed into them!
Glad you had a good Valentine’s Day despite being cold!! Thanks so much for the sweet comment, Kelly! Cheers, sweetie! 🙂
Yes that was pretty much our Valentine’s Day too 🙂 the bowl sounds delicious, so much goodness in there!!
Yay to Valentine’s Day twinning! 😉 Thanks for the comment, Manali! Cheers!
bacon and buddha? thought it was supposed to be a vegetarian treat. Never mind that, I know I would love this power bowl!
Lol.. Rules are made to be broken, Angie! Besides the bowl is buddha. The vinaigrette is not… although I included instructions for veggie baon. 😉 Gotta love technicalities. Cheers, friend!!
Gotta love a night spent in your PJs cooking dinner! These Buddha bowls look FAB! I love winter veggies and who doesn’t love bacon? Pass me a BIG bowl!
Ha! I totally agree.. who doesn’t love bacon?! Aside from vegetarians and vegans. 😉 Thanks so much for the sweet comment, Keri! Cheers!
Your weekend sounded relaxing and nice, and that’s always a good thing! These buddha bowls are so full of delicious ingredients that I love — these are the perfect thing to showcase all of the great winter produce right now! I definitely need to try these. 🙂
Thank you so much for the sweet comment, Marcie! Cheers, my dear! 🙂
I LOVE buddha bowls! This one looks so absolutely delicious, and comforting! I could go for a bowl right now!
Thanks so much, Marsha! Cheers!
Your pictures are absolutely perfect! I’m thinking about purchasing a DSLR, myself, and I was wondering what current camera and lens you are using. Thanks! Also, that vinaigrette looks stellar; I definitely want to try it sometime! 😀
Thank you so much, Kennedy! I have a Cannon Rebel because I’m all about the lenses. My go to lens is the EF 24-70mm, but for extreme close ups I use a macro 100mm. Good luck shopping!! Cheers!
this looks amazing and a resounding YES to that bacon dressing! that sounds so good poured over all those roasted veggies. need to make this for dinner this week!
Thanks you so much for the kind comment, Cathy!! Cheers, friend! 😉
I love love roasted vegetables and when combines in a bowl with all these delicious stuff, I bet it must taste so good!! Girl now I am hungry!!
We have the same taste, Ami! Gimme all the roasted veggies in a bowl! 😉 Thanks so much for the sweet comment! Cheers, girlfriend!
Cheyanne, your Buddha Bowls (ahem, hippie bowls!!) look so freaking amazing. I know exactly what you mean by it being bitterly cold! I’m in Maine and it is unbelievable… Frigid, much? Anyway, I love a good mix of quinoa, sweet potatoes and hazelnuts. It just hits the spot when you’re freezing (to death) and maybe, just maybe enjoying some awesome Under the Dome marathoning. Great, great photos, btw. 😉
Gah, I can’t even imagine how cold it is up there, Demeter!! Frigid is right!! Thanks so much for the kind comment, my dear!! Stay warm and Cheers!! 😉
OMG THIS IS TOO FUNNY! You and I are seriously on the same food wavelength, because I totally have a blog planned and scheduled for next week that features buddha bowls! HA! First the spaghetti squash, then this! 😛 😛 It’s much different from this recipe, but I’m loving yours too and can’t wait to try this version! 😀 <3
We love to twin, huh Lauren?! I’m going to have to start texting you and seeing what you have planned so we can post on the same day. 😉 Can’t wait to see your buddha bowl, doll! Cheers, sweets!
These look very delightful ♥
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Thanks, Summer! Cheers!
I am always down for delicious comfort food and this buddha bowl is just that! We went out Saturday night for dinner and a movie. We decided to stay in yesterday and be lazy on the couch in front of the fire. That’s my idea of a holiday celebration!!
Sounds like you had a wonderful weekend, Jen! We have the same idea of a great celebration!! Thanks so much for the comment, my dear! Cheers!
Wow, this looks so good. This is my kind of comfort food. The lentils and Brussel sprouts and dressing sound like a big, warm hug!
Thanks so much, Amanda! We definitely have the same idea of comfort food! Cheers, friend!
I am with you, sister! We stayed in for two reasons, actually – we’re not quite ready to leave little Dolce for an extended length but also because it was -24 degrees. There was no going out in that! A crackling fire, red wine, cozy food – perfect….and oh yeah – stretchy pants and a Berklee sweatshirt showed up for the party, too! Okay – so I’ve not heard the term Buddha bowl but I love it, love it, love it! Healthy and delish – precisely what I need today! xo
Yay to staying in! I still love that our dogs have the same name… but they look COMPLETELY different! 😉 Sounds like you two had a wonderful Valentine’s day, my dear! Glad I could introduce you to the term Buddha Bowl! Thanks for the sweet comment, Annie! Cheers, my dear! xo
It sounds delicious and the pictures are so beautiful. We totally forgot Valentine’s Day. We had some friends coming over in the afternoon and they asked us how we spent our V Day. We were both like: OOPS!!! Happy Valentine’s Day, my dear! And then we forgot it again! 🙂
Lol, too funny you guys forgot Valentine’s Day! Sounds like you had a good one regardless! Thanks so much for the kind comment, Adina! Cheers! 🙂
Your day sounds very romantic and full of good home-cooked food! If I were as creative a chef as you, I might not have made Kenny take me out. Then again, I love having other people cook for me regardless. It’s a treat! Your boy is very lucky.
These look phenomenal. I’m wishing with all my might I had this for lunch today in this cold snowy weather!
Lol, I don’t know what you are talking about, Mir, you are SUPER creative!! Glad Kenny took you out though, because you deserve it! 😉 Thanks so much for the comment love, my dear! Cheers!
Cheyanne, sounds like you had a great Valentine’s Day weekend!!! That’s the way to do it, a romantic meal for two at home in the comfort of your kitchen and jammies! I LOVE these Winter Harvest Buddha Bowls!!! and the Warm Honey-Bacon Vinaigrette?!!! oh MY GAWD, yum!
Thank so much, Alice! I heard all about your Valentine’s Day… sounds like although you couldn’t leave the house you were well taken care of. 😉 Thanks for the comment, girlfriend. Cheers!
LOL! I LOVE that you said tarnation and blow your skirt up almost in the same sentence! I have zero idea what in tarnation a buddha bowl is, but I clearly need to jump on that bandwagon bowl of yum. Please pass me a straw for that vinaigrette! P.S. You know I 100% support Valentine’s Day at home in jammies! XO
Hahahaha! Glad you approve, Rachelle! 😉 A straw is an excellent way to devour that vinaigrette… no clue why I didn’t think of that! Thanks for the sweet comment, muffin! Cheers! XO
Sounds like you had a nice Valentine’s Day! Mine was the same…it was snowing here, so my husband and I stayed in and ordered a heart-shaped pizza, our Valentine’s tradition! I kinda wish I would’ve had these bowls, though. I love the seasonal veggies in here, Cheyanne! Roasted veggies are a favorite of mine, especially when paired with quinoa and this tangy vinaigrette. Sounds just perfect! Pinned, of course! 🙂
I saw your heart shaped pizza, Gayle, so I know you had a delicious V-day! 😉 Thanks so much for the kind words and pin as always, my dear! Cheers!
Perfect bowl of everything good for you Cheyanne! I love everything you’ve included and of course the bacon in the vinaigrette! I’m trying to keep the resolution, but can never resist bacon…ever! Hope your Valentine’s was fabulous, on to St. Patty’s Day! Have a great week!
What normal person can resist bacon? I believe all healthy eats need a touch of something decadent. Thanks so much for the comment, Mary Ann! Cheers!
I love under the dome – I can’t believe they just stopped it. They always do that with my favourite shows.
What I love more though is roasted brussels sprouts – they are the way forward and I could snack on them all day every day.
We started watching season 1 of under the dome when it came out, and then forgot about it! Haven’t finished the final season yet, but I’m sad they stopped it too! I feel the same way about brussels sprouts, Dannii! Thanks so much for the comment, girl! Cheers!
We had a fun Valentine’s Day too – spent the morning with friends and the afternoon lounging around with the kiddos. 🙂 And it should be no surprise that I love a Buddha bowl! And this one looks incredible – ALL the lovely winter veggies teaming up together. And the duo of the lentils and quinoa… plus some hazelnuts and raisins sprinkled on top? (You know me and toppings!) And of course, I cannot say no to a bacon vinaigrette. Drizzle a little more on mine, please!
So glad you guys had a great Valentine’s Day, Kathryn! I am not surprised at all that you like Buddha Bowls! Thanks so much for the kind comment, my dear! Cheers!