Six months ago I was on vacation and caught a random episode of Oprah (who I never watch, but there wasn't cable, so this was the best option). She had Tal Ronnen on, this vegan chef I had never heard of. The food he made on that show looked awesome, and I took note of his name (he was, of course, promoting his cook book). Finally about three weeks ago I bought his cookbook (The Conscious Cook), and that was the awesome recipe I made for dinner tonight. It's called Quinoa, avocado and sweet potato timbale with roasted tomatillo dressing. I did make one tweak: I couldn't find micro greens, so I used sprouts. I also didn't have a ring mold, so my presentation wasn't quite as pretty as the photo in the book, but really, it tastes the same.
Even my husband loved it (it always seems to me he isn't as crazy-in-love with the recipes I could eat on a weekly basis). Most of the recipes in that book are too complicated or time consuming to make during the week, but this was actually really quick (about 45 minutes), and pretty much everything could be done the day before and just assembled at dinner time.
The quinoa in it also hit the spot, as after a four-mile run I needed some protein. My run was also awesome today. Sometimes everything just feels right, and this was one of those days in spite of the sun, clouds, sun, clouds, wind and rain I encountered. I managed to shave time off my last four mile run, and made it back home before there was a downpour.
By the way: The photo from dinner really doesn't do it justice. Ring mold or not, it was quite pretty.
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