Paleo Winter Bowl
This paleo winter bowl is made with broccoli, sweet potato, red cabbage and topped with a creamy vegan almond dressing. PS – Happy New Year! I wanted to share this recipe with you today because I know many of you are starting the year off right and kicking off a healthier lifestyle. I’ll be joining you when I’m back from Disney!
As the weather cools and we are hit with the polar vortexes yet again, salad can seem like kind the wrong option when it comes to lunch or dinner. May I add that it’s -17 celsius today in the Great White North and I’m freezing my buns off while dreaming of this winter salad?
Without heirloom tomatoes and fresh spring greens, why ever would one want salad, right? Wrong! The veggies we often think of as sides to be drenched with cream or sauteed in a pan can also make delicious, nourishing bowls that are as healthy as they are delicious and ‘comfy’: very!
PS – if this winter bowl sounds like your cup of tea, you should try the Glory Bowl recipe. You’ll love it, it’s one of my favorites.
Paleo Winter Bowl
This bowl has sweet potato roasted in olive oil and salt, broccoli blanched until crisp-tender and bathed in ice water, finely shredded red cabbage, pulled together with an absolutely delicious creamy vegan almond and honey dressing. Yummy! Serve as a side dish for your family dinner or add some chicken or tofu for a main course.
TBK’s Pro Tip: I do recommend shredding the red cabbage with a mandolin. It’s a little extra work but the finer strands of cabbage make for a slightly more refined eating experience that is totally worth it.
Paleo Winter Bowl
This paleo winter bowl recipe has roasted sweet potato, broccoli, finely shredded red cabbage, pulled together with a creamy vegan almond and honey dressing. Serve as a side dish or add some chicken or tofu for a healthy lunch or dinner.
Servings 4 servings
Calories 367kcal
Ingredients
- 1 head broccoli florets around 3 cups
- ½ small red cabbage shredded (around 4-6 cups)
- 2 sweet potatoes diced into ⅓ inch cubes (around 2 cups)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- ¼ cup raw almonds
- ⅛ cup olive oil
- ⅛ cup apple cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 large garlic clove
- ¼ tsp kosher salt
- ⅓ cup flaked almonds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Toss cubed sweet potatoes in olive oil and salt.
- Roast sweet potatoes for 20-25 minutes until soft and caramelized on the edges.
- While potatoes cook, blanch or steam broccoli florets until bright green and crisp-tender, and then plunge into ice water to stop the cooking process.
- Place shredded cabbage in a bowl and set aside.
- Combine almonds, oil, vinegar, honey, garlic, and salt and blend in a miniature blender or food processor until creamy and emulsified.
- Top cabbage with broccoli, sweet potato, flaked almonds, and creamy dressing.
- Serve immediately, eat, and enjoy!
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 367kcal | Carbohydrates: 33.4g | Protein: 9.6g | Fat: 24.5g | Saturated Fat: 2.7g | Sodium: 317mg | Fiber: 8.1g | Sugar: 14.2g
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This looks yummy! Perfect for my new start for the New Year!
Sooooo good! Light, but filling- will be trying this!
This is one scrumptious salad that i’d like to try.
This looks like a recipe I need to try!
I love how colourful this bowl is and the dressing sounds fabulous!
This looks delicious! We are always looking for new recipes for my granddaughter. She is learning to cook also so this will be great! Thanks!
Can I have this warm? I keep thinking this would be wonderful with softening the red cabbage in a stir fry and having all this warm with the cream sauce on top 🙂
Hey NJ! You bet, I’m the same way. I LOVE warm salads.
Delicious! I make this often to take places and it is always a hit. I am trying to find something to replace the almonds with as I cannot have nuts anymore. I was going to try sunflower seeds. Any suggestions?
I’d say give sunflower seeds a chance first, they go with most nut butter based sauces 🙂 So glad you like the recipe!
Another option could even be sesame seeds (tahini).