{"id":1556,"date":"2025-10-11T12:25:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T11:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aspiranthealth.com\/?p=1556"},"modified":"2025-10-11T12:26:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-11T11:26:00","slug":"recipe-rainbow-lentil-greens-nourish-bowl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aspiranthealth.com\/de\/recipe-rainbow-lentil-greens-nourish-bowl\/","title":{"rendered":"RECIPE: RAINBOW LENTIL & GREENS NOURISH BOWL"},"content":{"rendered":"

This vibrant, nutrient-packed bowl reflects the essence of functional nutrition: gut-friendly, fibre-rich, and easily personalised. It’s loaded with phytonutrients, whole foods, and balanced macros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Serves 4<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Ingredients:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • 1 cup mixed lentils (green and red)<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1 small red onion, diced<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • \u00bd tsp ground cumin<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1 medium carrot, julienned<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1 small beetroot, cut into matchsticks<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 100 g baby spinach or kale, roughly chopped<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1 cup steamed broccoli florets<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 1 avocado, sliced<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley or coriander<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • \u00bc cup chopped walnuts or pumpkin seeds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Dressing:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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    • Juice of 1 lemon<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1 tbsp tahini<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • 1 tsp maple syrup or honey<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Sea salt and black pepper to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      Method<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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      1. Cook lentils:<\/strong> Rinse lentils thoroughly. In a saucepan, combine with 2\u00bd cups water. Bring to the boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 20\u201325 minutes until just tender. Drain and set aside.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. In a large pan, heat olive oil over medium heat. Saut\u00e9 onion and garlic until translucent. Add turmeric and cumin, cook for 30 seconds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Add lentils to the pan, stir to coat with spices and gently warm through.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      4. In serving bowls, layer lentils as the base. Arrange carrot, beetroot, steamed broccoli, greens, and avocado on top.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      5. Sprinkle with chopped herbs and nuts or seeds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      6. Whisk dressing ingredients together and drizzle over each bowl just before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        Functional Tweaks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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        • For legume sensitivity<\/strong>, substitute with cooked quinoa or cauliflower rice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • To support detoxification<\/strong>, add lightly steamed Brussels sprouts or a side of fermented vegetables.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • For extra methylation support<\/strong>, include beet greens, extra parsley, or a side of steamed Swiss chard.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • To increase protein<\/strong>, mix in a scoop of collagen powder or add grilled tofu\/chicken as desired.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          This meal supports gut health, inflammation balance, and nutrient diversity \u2014 hallmarks of the functional nutrition approach.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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          This vibrant, nutrient-packed bowl reflects the essence of functional nutrition: gut-friendly, fibre-rich, and easily personalised. It’s loaded with phytonutrients, whole foods, and balanced macros. Serves 4 Ingredients: Dressing: Method Functional Tweaks This meal supports gut health, inflammation balance, and nutrient diversity \u2014 hallmarks of the functional nutrition approach.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1554,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_mo_disable_npp":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1556","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aspiranthealth.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1556","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aspiranthealth.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aspiranthealth.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aspiranthealth.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aspiranthealth.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1556"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aspiranthealth.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1556\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aspiranthealth.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1554"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aspiranthealth.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1556"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aspiranthealth.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1556"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aspiranthealth.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1556"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}