Vegan Sprout Bowl with Creamy Curry Sauce

November 23, 2012 By Leanne Vogel December 13, 2018

Food for your soul – it makes you feel whole, balanced and full of life. You know when you’ve had a soul-nourishing meal when you get high on life, exude confidence, and are ready to take on anything that comes your way.

This feeling is not to be confused with the rush you get when you dig your teeth into a cheeseburger, or the sense of calm that comes over you after you’ve indulged in the bar of chocolate you craved all morning. These are quick fixes, a dance we play with the emotional connection we’ve developed with the foods that surround us. Emotional connection to food can rear its ugly head in many ways. Are you reliant on food as a means to keep you from boredom, does the act of eating drown your unhappiness, or do you often find yourself worrying non-stop about whether or not the event you’re going to will have healthy options?

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Unlike the surges we feel when we indulge in our emotional connection with food, nourishing your soul with the nutrients it needs grounds you and sets your body and mind up to receive far more good in your life.

I’m on day 23 of the Moksha Yoga NDG 30 day yoga challenge and this week was all about cultivating balance in my soul through my food choices. I continue to remind myself that happiness, contentment and fulfillment can come from other areas in my life that do not involve food. I have been in touch with my intuition to guide me to the foods that will benefit me the most and help me to know when to stop what I’m eating when I’m full.

Keeping the emotional connection I have with food at the forefront of my mind this week has really allowed me to cultivate space in my routine for balanced, soul-nourishing meals and practices.All it takes is a bit of mindfulness and we can all benefit from knowing exactly what we should be eating… the base for any food for the soul practice!

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Vegan Sprouts Bowl with Creamy Curry Sauce

Author: Leanne Vogel

Recipe type: Vegan, Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Refined sugar-free, Yeast-free, Corn-free, Grain-free, Nut-free

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 5 mins

Total time: 15 mins

Serves: 4

Healthy bowl of steamed veggies over top a bed of bean sprouts and smothered in a vegan creamy curry dressing. It's fresh, soothing and full of flavor!

Ingredients

Creamy Curry Sauce:

¾ cup non-dairy yogurt
¼ cup lite coconut milk
¼ cup chopped red onion
Juice from ½ lemon
4 teaspoons curry powder, homemade or store-bought
2 teaspoons coconut nectar (or other liquid sweetener)
2 small cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
¼ teaspoon sea salt

Sprouts Bowl:

4 cups broccoli florets, steamed
4 carrots, steamed
½ red onion, sliced and steamed
2 cups cooked chickpeas
4 cups bean sprouts
1 cup spiralized zucchini (optional)
Fresh cilantro, for garnish

Instructions

Add all creamy curry sauce ingredients to the bowl of your food processor or blender and blend until smooth. For best results, cover and refrigerate overnight. If that's not an option it can be used after sitting in the fridge for 30 minutes or so, I just found it tasted even better when left to sit.
Steam broccoli, carrots and red onion for 3-4 minutes, until broccoli is bright green.
Remove from steamer and place on a bed of bean sprouts and zucchini. Top with cooked chickpeas and a drizzle of creamy curry sauce. Top with fresh cilantro.
For extra protein, add 1 tablespoon shelled hemp seeds to each bowl.

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For those of you who do not have a spiralizer, bean sprouts work really well as grain-free noodles. These little guys are also full of energy and nutritive principles. Unlike ripe vegetables, whose nutrition values naturally degrade after they’ve been harvested, bean sprouts retain their nutritional properties until consumed. Their little powerhouses of awesomeness.

I chose to make another double batch of my homemade curry powder for this recipe. This stuff never disappoints… and added to a creamy sauce just ups the food for the soul factor.