Serves: 2
Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 30–35 minutes
🌱 Vegetarian | High fiber | Antioxidant-rich
A nourishing and colorful recipe with plant-based protein, essential vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants to support reproductive health and prepare your body for pregnancy.
Ingredients Rainbow Bowl
– 300 g sweet potatoes, peeled and cubed
– 1 tbsp olive oil
– 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
– 150 g cooked chickpeas, drained & rinsed
– 50 g feta, crumbled
– 50 g leafy greens (arugula, baby spinach)
– 50 g cherry tomatoes, halved
– 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
– 20 g pumpkin seeds
– Fresh basil or oregano (optional)
Dressing:
– 1 tsp Dijon mustard
– 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
– 1½ tbsp apple cider vinegar
– pepper, salt
Preparation Rainbow Bowl
1-Roast the sweet potatoes
Preheat the oven to 200°C (180°C fan). Toss the sweet potatoes with the olive oil and apple cider vinegar, spread on a lined baking tray, and roast for 30–35 minutes, turning once, until golden and caramelised. Allow to cool slightly.
2-Toast the pumpkin seeds
Toast in a dry frying pan for 2–3 minutes until fragrant.
3-Make the dressing
Whisk together the mustard, olive oil, apple cider vinegar, and black pepper/salt.
4-Assemble the bowl
Combine the leafy greens, chickpeas, cherry tomatoes, red onion, roasted sweet potatoes, feta, and pumpkin seeds. Drizzle over the dressing, toss gently, and garnish with fresh basil or oregano, if desired.
Nutrition per serving🧮
~550 kcal; 52 g Carbohydrates; 32 g Fat; 18 g Protein; 10 g Fibre
BabyBelly Nutrition Tip✨
This colorful salad is packed with everything your body loves: slow-release carbohydrates from sweet potatoes and chickpeas, plant-based protein and fiber, healthy fats from olive oil, omega-3-rich pumpkin seeds, and plenty of antioxidants from tomatoes, leafy greens, and red onion.
The caramelised sweet potatoes provide natural sweetness that perfectly balances the salty feta and tangy Dijon dressing, making this a wonderfully satisfying and nourishing meal to support your fertility journey.
