Vegetarian Bulgar Bowl

I love bowls. They must be pretty and fun and tell me stories when I eat.

Sidebar: When I was little, my mother had only one plate but it was white and it had a man steering a donkey, pulling a cart on the road. It was my favourite plate in the whole world and I would lose my mind if anyone at the table was using it and I couldn’t.

I filled mine last week with all the good stuff. Recently I cleaned my pantry and organised all my whole grains, protein and veg in there. By decluttering I have become so clear about what I should eat and how I am going to make my food everyday.

This meal was made with two portions of protein, a carb and some vegetables. It was thoroughly fun to eat and luckily I had a bowl with a cat in there to keep me company.

My nephew chose them for me.

Ingredients for two meals

1 tsp olive oil

3-4 sausages (I use the Woolworths Plant Powered Protein Smoked Sausage)

30 g shelled Edamame (I use the frozen kind from Woolworths)

1/2 cup bulgar wheat

1/2 punnet cherry tomatoes/roma tomatoes

200 g cut spinach

1/2 cup frozen peas

1 small onion diced

1 tsp garlic

1 tsp ginger

salt to taste

4 stems of rosemary, chopped finely

coriander for garnish.

Method

1. Cover Bulgar Wheat with boiling water and cover that with a cloth so that it absorbs the whole grain.

2. Heat the sausages in the microwave for a minute and half. Cut them in disks and set aside.

3. Fry onions in a hot pan and then add spice if you want to now or chilie flakes if you’re like me.

4. Add garlic, ginger and rosemary to the pan and stir it all in until it’s frag

5. Add chopped spinach and let it wilt completely.

6. Add the sausage to your dish and fry it for about 1 minute to get a little colour on it.

7. Add tomatoes and frozen peas.

8. When the tomatoes soften add Bulgar and let the water in the dish burn out. Keep tossing until this is achieved.

9. Garnish with coriander.