Tue. Feb. 27
I had breakfast/brunch at my internship this morning, so not pictured is an assortment pastries and bread. But dinner was something special, so here you are:
There were many components to this meal, all of which I made large batches of and am keeping in the fridge so I can build variations on this bowl all week.
First:
Miso/honey/soy marinade & dressing:
1) Miso paste, soy sauce, honey, and either a neutral oil or sesame if you have it. I don’t so I used sunflower.
2) finely chopped fresh garlic
3) chilli flakes
Combine ingredients roughly equal parts oil/soy sauce and then slightly less miso and even less honey. Texture should be a thick liquid, taste test and add more sweet/savory as you like
I made a biggggg batch of this to marinate my eggplant and use leftover as dressing for bowl.
Second:
Miso eggplant:
1) cube eggplant into bite sized pieces
2) cover with marinade and put in a sealed container in the fridge for at least a few hours. The longer the better
3) drain/separate marinade from eggplant, and pan fry until fully cooked through and melt in your mouth soft.
Third:
Kale!
1) chop up as much kale as you want in a serving- this is the one component I didn’t make extra of because it won’t be good reheated.
2) Finely chop garlic clove
3) Add kale, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and pepper to a hot pan with olive oil
4) Sauteé briefly, just until kale is coated in juice/oil and starts to soften, usually 2 ish minutes
Fourth:
Crispy Seitan/tofu
1) I would’ve used normal tofu, but the supermarket was out, so I got this tofu seitan.
2) follow same instructions for frying tofu in earlier recipes- cut into cubes or strips, fry on each side until browned.
Other bowl components:
1) Quinoa
2) Avocado
3) Beet Kraut
4) Chopped cucumber
Finally:
Build your bowl and pour on some extra eggplant marinade!
I wouldn’t call this a fast or easy weeknight dinner by any means, but now that I have everything prepped in the fridge, I will be eating this every day and it should only take a few minutes to put together so well worth the extra effort today.
Love and Enjoy!
