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Hummus and Veggie Breakfast Bowls

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These delicious Hummus and Veggies Breakfast Bowls are made with feel-good, flavorful ingredients that combine to make the perfect meal for brunch! | gimmesomeoven.com

I feel like I’m probably forever going to be a procrastinator when it comes to trip planning.

Especially with meals. ?

I always so look forward to eating out and trying new places on vacation, and always aspire to doing my research and asking for recommendations and actually having a plan for where to go on a trip. But — let’s be real — being that I’m the type who starts packing my suitcase at 11pm the night before a trip, it’s safe to say that restaurant research usually starts, oh, about an hour before it’s time to eat. ?

Thankfully, Yelp hardly ever lets me down, which proved true again when Barclay and I were in NYC two weekends ago. After landing at the airport, we were both pretty hungry with no plan in place. So while Barclay was deep in conversation with our Uber driver on the way in from the airport (<– which happens in every taxi ride we ever take, btw, the guy loves talking to strangers), I started Yelping the restaurants around our hotel, looking for a solid place for brunch. And sure enough, there was this cute little Aussie beach cafe a block away from our hotel, with a menu full of beautiful healthy food that everyone seemed to love. So we decided to check it out first thing on Saturday morning.

And oh my goodness, Yelp, you did it again.

We absolutely loved this little place! From the bright and summery decor (which felt like a breath of fresh air in the middle of January), to the friendly servers (with awesome Aussie accents), to the beautiful flat whites (always a favorite of my half-Kiwi fiancé), to the food — oh my gosh, THE FOOD — this place was a total highlight of our trip. We already can’t wait to go back. But until then, I couldn’t resist making my own twists on the two dishes we loved best when I got home, and my first attempt was a delicious success.

This lovely Hummus and Veggie Breakfast Bowl. ?

See why we loved this place so much?!

Delightful all around. And so delicious.  Barclay couldn’t stop talking the rest of the day about how much he loved his mushroom toast. But I was head over heels for my “Brassicas Bowl”. (With, ahem, a little side of bacon. ?)

The bowl was basically an ode to the brassicas family of cruciferous veggies — kale, Brussels sprouts, broccolini (which they roasted), and mustard. Plus, a generous swipe of hummus on the plate, lots of toasted sunflower and sesame seeds, and soft-boiled eggs.

These delicious Hummus and Veggies Breakfast Bowls are made with feel-good, flavorful ingredients that combine to make the perfect meal for brunch! | gimmesomeoven.com

My neighborhood grocery store still isn’t very consistent with carrying broccolini, so for my version at home, I decided to sub in some fresh asparagus. (Although, really, any sautéed or roasted veggies would be delicious in this bowl!)

These delicious Hummus and Veggies Breakfast Bowls are made with feel-good, flavorful ingredients that combine to make the perfect meal for brunch! | gimmesomeoven.com

Then I shredded some Brussels sprouts and kale, and tossed them with a simply lemony mustard dressing. And then to add in a little extra protein, I also added in some leftover quinoa that I had on hand, which I loved. Made the salad part of the bowl a little more hearty. (Although it’s totally optional, of course.)

Then I just soft-boiled some eggs, sliced up an avocado, swiped a big spoonful of my favorite hummus onto the side of my bowl, and sprinkled everything with lots of sunflower seeds and a pinch of crushed red pepper, and…
These delicious Hummus and Veggies Breakfast Bowls are made with feel-good, flavorful ingredients that combine to make the perfect meal for brunch! | gimmesomeoven.com

…voila.

This gorgeous breakfast was ours to enjoy, even being hours away from NYC. I absolutely loved how light and fresh and flavorful all of the ingredients tasted together. And I’ve gotta say, I loved that the entire dish was savory. I seem to have lost my sweet tooth with breakfast lately, so everything about this one completely hit the spot.

So if you’re looking to mix things up for breakfast, give it a try! It’d be the perfect use for leftover veggies and hummus. And bonus — that kale salad mix will hold up well in the fridge for at least 2-3 days, if you’d like to make a big batch and stretch it out for awhile. You won’t regret it. ;)

So big thanks to Two Hands Restaurant & Bar in Tribeca for the inspiration, and hope you all enjoy my homemade take on this one!

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Hummus and Veggies Breakfast Bowl

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  • Prep Time: 25 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 4 servings 1x

Description

This nourishing Hummus and Veggies Breakfast Bowl is filled with feel-good, flavorful favorites that combine to make a perfectly savory and delicious meal!


Ingredients

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Breakfast Bowls Ingredients:

  • 1 tablespoon avocado oil or olive oil
  • 1 pound asparagus¹, cut into bite-sized pieces (with ends trimmed and discarded)
  • 3 cups shredded kale leaves
  • 1 batch lemony dressing (see recipe below)
  • 3 cups shredded (uncooked) Brussels sprouts²
  • 1 ½ cups cooked quinoa³
  • ½ cup hummus
  • 1 avocado, peeled, pitted and thinly-sliced
  • 4 eggs, cooked however you’d like (I soft-boiled mine)
  • garnishes: sunflower seeds (or sliced almonds), toasted sesame seeds, crushed red pepper

Lemony Dressing Ingredients:

  • 2 tablespoons avocado oil or olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons freshly-squeezed lemon juice
  • 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • salt and freshly-cracked black pepper

Instructions

To Make The Breakfast Bowls:

  1. Heat oil in a large saute pan over medium-high heat.  Add asparagus and saute for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until tender.  Remove from heat and set side.
  2. Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl, combine the kale and lemony dressing.  Then use your fingers to massage the dressing into the kale for 2-3 minutes, or until the leaves are dark and softened.  Add the Brussels sprouts, quinoa, and cooked asparagus, and toss until combined.
  3. To assemble the bowls, smear a spoonful of hummus along the side of each bowl.  Then portion the kale salad evenly between the four bowls, top with avocado, egg, and your desired garnishes.  Serve immediately.

To Make The Lemon Vinaigrette:

  1. Whisk all ingredients together in a small mixing bowl until combined.

Notes

¹ Feel free to use your favorite vegetable(s) here in place of asparagus, sautéing or roasting them until cooked.

² To shred your Brussels sprouts, either thinly-slice them with a knife by hand.  Or — my favorite — let the disc slicer on a food processor do all of the work for you.

³ To yield about 1.5 cups quinoa, you will need about 1/2 cup uncooked quinoa and 1 cup chicken (or vegetable) stock.  Here is my tutorial for how to cook quinoa.

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32 comments on “Hummus and Veggie Breakfast Bowls”

  1. LOVE the idea of a veggie bowl for breakfast. This could be dinner too!

    Charmaine Ng

  2. Whoa what a beautiful and colorful breakfast!

  3. These look amazing! I love savory breakfasts too. :)

  4. YES to this meal! Such a delicious + nutrient packed way to mix up the morning bowl!

  5. Yum! I swear Australia has the breakfast game figured out, so many delicious breakfasts when I visited. Cool NYC has a place like that!

  6. Looks so good, but definitely not something I would’ve normally reached for during breakfast!
    Kari

  7. Sounds so fresh and delicious! Can’t wait to try this at home!

  8. Your photos are the MOST beautiful! This looks wonderful, tasty, nutritious!

  9. Looks great!!! One weird question but what is broccolini?

    • Thanks, Tricia — we hope you enjoy it! And broccolini is very similar to broccoli, it’s a cross between broccoli and Chinese broccoli, and it’s a little milder in flavor. If you can’t find it, definitely feel free to just use regular broccoli!

  10. Hello Ali … love your web page. You are the coolest couple for 2017, congrats guys! I am an Aussie and love this new post of lovely fresh health food for breakfast. I am glad you enjoyed it … come an visit us down here one day, we have loads of sunny weather and top produce :)
    Linda

  11. I collect a lot of recipes–a LOT. I even try a few here and there. Rarely do I come across a recipe that calls to me so loudly that I absolutely MUST go to the grocery store RIGHT NOW and MAKE THIS TODAY. This recipe…it screamed at me, so I did what I really had no choice to do and went to the grocery store and bought all kinds of wonderful greens (avocado, kale and beets and asparagus and brussels sprouts) and came home and made this. And let me tell you, it was delicious. I made enough that I’ll have breakfast for the next few days.

    I often look for savory breakfasts. Although my sweet tooth calls out to me often, it’s usually still slumbering in the mornings. The idea of pancakes makes me gag. This, however, will be perfect for breakfasts. Thank you so much for sharing this delicious meal!

    • Yay! We’re so happy you loved this, Mary — thanks for taking the time to leave such a sweet and thoughtful comment! :)

  12. Now I can imagine eating this bowl of deliciousness for breakfast, lunch as well as dinner! Great ingredients!

  13. This looks so awesome! I love breakfast foods but usually just go with my coffee and I’m good. However, after seeing this recipe I feel I could do breakfast every now and again with this breakfast bowl. Awesome post! Loved reading your post as well!

  14. Ahh this looks delicious! I think this might be more my thing than the acai bowls I’ve been seeing around pinterest. Great post!

    x Annabelle

  15. I LOVE your posts and recioes….I like ve eating healthy and variety but am NOT blessed with the love or gift of cooking-so thank you all your work!!! I share them often and will be better at tagging you photos❤️

    • Thanks for your sweet words, Chantelle — we’re so glad to hear you enjoy the blog! :)

  16. I’ve been eating kale salad with quinoa and hummus non-stop lately. I can’t wait to try this version that has even more goodness added to it! Thanks for sharing!

  17. What a fabulous and very nutritious breakfast bowl – SO delicious :)

  18. This looks SO good! I can’t wait to make it – especially as a breakfast for dinner meal! I’m not a big quinoa fan, although I really wish I was, so I’m curious what would be a good substitution? Shelled edamame? I’m not opposed to trying this with quinoa since there are several other elements in this dish. Thanks!!

    • Thank you, Marcie — we hope you enjoy it! Instead of quinoa, you could use other ancient grains like spelt, farro, or wheat berries, or you could use brown rice. And we think shelled edamame would be awesome in this! :)

  19. Dang! This filled me or what!!! A veggie myself it’s hard to find breakfast meals that would satisfy me and make me leaving saying, ‘ that was GOOD!!’
    Thank you! ?






  20. Made this bowl this morning. Both myself and my husband LOVED it! I forgot to put toppings on it. Lol But it was still good. Will definately make it again! ?