This recipe is super simple and super delicious! This a prime example of how to eat a whole foods, plant based diet with an emphasis on raw food. After working out, I enjoyed my regular green smoothie. An hour or so after that I was needing something heavier, with a fair amount of protein to rebuild my muscles. The perfect meal for this is some thing that has a vegetable, a grain, and a protein - top it all off with something green and your body will be praising you!
baked yam & tofu with purple rice, kale pesto & sprouts: serves two
Kale pesto:
5 cups kale
1/2 cup pine nuts
1 tablespoon walnut oil
3 tablespoons nutritional yeast
Salt, to taste
Water, as needed
The other stuff:
1 yam, peeled
1 package of tofu
1 1/2 cups cooked purple rice
Handful sprouts
To make the yam and tofu: cut them into bite size chunks and toss in a tiny bit of olive oil, tamari, maple syrup, liquid smoke, and salt and pepper. Bake at 350 degrees for about 20-30 minutes or until the yam is soft.
To make the pesto: pulse all in the ingredients in your food processor until it becomes pesto. SO GOOD. Serve with the yam, tofu, rice and sprouts - enjoy!
yummy!!
ReplyDeleteHi! I drink a green smoothie every day as well, but it is usually before my work out because I work out in the morning. I have heard a lot of people saying that you should wake up and workout then have a smoothie or protein powder but I have also heard that you should eat to "break the fast" just upon waking up. Any ideas? What is your usual routine?
ReplyDeletePersonally I like to wake up, drink a bunch of water and then workout. After my workout I have a green smoothie, take a shower, then a bit later have a meal like this. And then often a big salad for dinner or something. I think it's best to exercise on an empty stomach, and in the morning is when it's emptiest! When you wake up, you want to give your body time to "wake up" as well... not overload it with a bunch of food to digest right away. To each their own though! =)
DeleteThat makes a lot of sense, thanks for the tip!!
DeleteThis looks like a great dinner idea. I am constantly trying to think of healthy and quick veggie meals for post-yoga "I'M STARVING" nights.
ReplyDeleteAh yes, that wonderful post-yoga bliss... mixed with ravenous hunger ;)
DeleteI'm so happy to have found your blog! Promise you will keep it up foreveerrrr! So many recipes i must try :)
ReplyDeleteI promise ! xox
DeleteRoasted yams are my absolute fav. Love the kale pesto, too! I do the same thing- work out on an empty stomach and then have a smoothie, followed by something a bit more substantial later. Gets me in a healthy frame of mind for the entire day!
ReplyDeleteThis is sooo good and the date caramel is incredible. My husband wants to use it as a jam on toast too. :) Thank you so much for this great recipe. I've made a few of your creations so far and you are my go to for raw sweetness!
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