Description
The California Sunflower Bowl is a raw vegan, living bowl 🌱 🥣 with —fresh greens, sprouts, tender beans, and a barely-there dressing meant to feel like early morning light. It’s grounding without being heavy, expansive without excess. This is food that stays awake, food that keeps you in your body.
Ingredients
Scale
Living Greens
- 1½–2 cups watercress or pea shoots
- ½ cup dandelion greens, finely chopped (light hand)
Crunch & Color
- ½ cup red cabbage, shaved very thin
- ½ cup thinly sliced cucumber (English or Persian)
Living Add-Ins
- ½ cup sprouted sunflower seeds
- ¾–1 cup white beans (cannellini or navy), drained and rinsed
(room temperature or gently warmed) - ½ cup microgreens
- 1 ripe avocado, sliced
- Nutritional yeast, just a touch.
Morning-Dew Sauce
- 3 Tbsp best olive oil
- 1½ Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt, or to taste
- Optional: ½ tsp white miso or a few drops of maple syrup
Instructions
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Toss the beans first with a small spoonful of the dressing to ground the bowl.
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Layer greens loosely in a wide bowl. Do not compress.
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Scatter cabbage, cucumber, sunflower sprouts, and microgreens.
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Nestle in avocado slices.
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Drizzle lightly with remaining dressing.
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Finish with a soft dusting of nutritional yeast.
Stop before it feels finished.
This bowl wants space.