For The Food Matters Project this week, Gracie has chosen Hippie Rice, see the original recipe here on her blog.
I chose to do a rice bowl with lots of veggies (obviously), and a little bit of an Asian flavour profile. This is an easy dish that I whip up variations of pretty often for weeknight dinners, or when we are crunched for time. There really are endless variations – the original calls for sunflower seeds, raisins, and chili flakes! Anything goes in a rice bowl.
See the rest of the creations here.
EASY RICE BOWL
serves 4
1 cup rice, uncooked (I used 1/2 black rice and 1/2 brown rice)
2 cups water (or broth)
2 tbsp coconut oil (1 tbsp for rice, 1 tbsp for veggies)
1/2 onion, chopped
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 inch garlic
1 head broccoli (about 1 pound), cored and roughly chopped
1/2 head cauliflower (because it’s all I had, you can add more), cored and roughly chopped
1 green bell pepper, chopped
3 stalks celery, chopped
2 medium-sized carrots, chopped
3 tbsp Braggs soy seasoning
1/2 lemon, juiced
1/4 cup sesame seeds as garnish
Put rice on to cook with water or broth and 1 tbsp coconut oil. Cook onions on low-med heat in the other tbsp coconut oil for 3 minutes or until just tender. Add celery and carrots and continue to cook for another few minutes. Add the broccoli, cauliflower, bell pepper, and garlic. Add the rice, soy seasoning, and lemon juice, and stir-well. Taste to see if it needs more soy sauce. Garnish with sesame seeds. Enjoy!
i’ve never used black rice before, interesting!
I really like it… And it’s high in antioxidants (like all foods with that deep purple colour), which is always a nice bonus.
Love the black rice Erin!
Thanks! I like to mix it in with brown rice, the texture and taste is really nice.
Love all the extra veggies, and especially the sesame seeds! Definitely a great dish that can be made in a variety of ways!
Thanks Evi. I always try to get as many veggies as I can into my meals, and gotta love variety!
Looks beautiful, Erin! I love your photography. And I love black rice–so pretty, healthy, and tasty to boot.
Thanks so much, Aura! Black rice is great
Love rice bowls – you’ve inspired my lunch for today. I’ve been on a millet kick lately – can’t get enough. I like it more than quinoa!
Nice Jo! Hope your lunch is scrumptious! I love millet too, I don’t know why I don’t eat more of it. Will have to pull some out now for lunch today! Thanks