← All recipes

Lunch

Crispy Chickpea Rainbow Bowl

Spiced chickpeas, crunchy vegetables, creamy avocado, and lemon-tahini sauce in one bright bowl.

Prep
20 minutes
Cook
25 minutes
Serves
4
Level
Easy
A colorful vegetable bowl with chickpeas and avocado

A good lunch bowl should be a collection of contrasts rather than a pile of worthy ingredients. Here the chickpeas are hot and crisp, the vegetables stay cool, and a pourable tahini dressing ties every bite together.

Developed and written by the Suppermere kitchen · Published August 26, 2026

What you’ll need

Ingredients

Step by step

Method

  1. 01

    Heat the oven to 425°F

    Heat the oven to 425°F. Toss chickpeas with olive oil, cumin, paprika, salt, and pepper.

  2. 02

    Roast on a sheet pan for 22 to 25 minutes

    Roast on a sheet pan for 22 to 25 minutes, shaking twice, until crisp at the edges.

  3. 03

    Whisk tahini with lemon juice

    Whisk tahini with lemon juice, a pinch of salt, and enough cold water to make a pourable sauce.

  4. 04

    Divide warm quinoa among bowls and arrange avocado

    Divide warm quinoa among bowls and arrange avocado, cabbage, carrot, and tomatoes over the top.

  5. 05

    Add hot chickpeas and spoon over the tahini sauce

    Add hot chickpeas and spoon over the tahini sauce. Finish with extra lemon and black pepper.