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Roasted Carrot, Broccoli and Chickpea Tahini Bowls

Nutty brown rice topped with cumin-roasted carrots, charred broccoli and crisp chickpeas, finished with a lemony tahini drizzle and fresh parsley.

Roasted Carrot, Broccoli and Chickpea Tahini Bowls

Ingredients

  • 1⅓ cups240 gLong-grain brown rice, dry
  • 2⅔ cups620 gWater
  • 6½ medium400 gCarrotscut into thick coins
  • 4⅓ cups florets400 gBroccolicut into florets
  • 1 can, drained254 gChickpeas, canned, drained and rinsedpatted dry
  • 2 tbsp30 gOlive oil
  • 2 tsp4 gGround cumin
  • 1¼ tsp3 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)
  • ¾ tsp4 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
  • ⅓ cup80 gTahini
  • 1 lemon, juiced48 gLemon juice
  • 1 clove3 gGarlicgrated
  • 2 cups sliced200 gCucumberdiced
  • ¼ cup chopped15 gFresh parsleychopped

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and line a large sheet pan with parchment.
  2. Rinse the brown rice, then bring it and 500 g of the water to a boil in a pot. Cover, lower the heat and simmer 40 to 45 minutes until tender; rest covered 5 minutes.
  3. While the rice cooks, toss the carrot, broccoli and chickpeas on the sheet pan with the olive oil, cumin, paprika, black pepper and three-quarters of the salt.
  4. Roast 25 to 30 minutes, stirring halfway, until the carrots are tender and the broccoli and chickpeas are browned and crisp at the edges.
  5. Make the tahini sauce: whisk the tahini, lemon juice, garlic and the remaining quarter of the salt, then whisk in the remaining 120 g of water a little at a time until smooth and pourable.
  6. Fluff the rice and divide it among 4 bowls. Top with the roasted carrot, broccoli and chickpeas and the cucumber.
  7. Drizzle each bowl with the tahini sauce and scatter over the parsley.

Contains: Sesame.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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