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The Ultimate Healthy Veggie Power Bowl (Easy Recipe!)

A beautiful bowl of homemade, healthy Veggie Power Bowl being enjoyed with chopsticks for a vibrant and healthy lunch.

A healthy and customizable vegetarian ‘Veggie Power Bowl’. This nutritious meal is built on a base of mixed salad greens and chewy forbidden black rice. It’s topped with a colorful assortment of fresh vegetables like carrot ribbons, sliced avocado, and daikon radish, plus protein from edamame and a perfectly soft-boiled egg. The bowl is brought together with a tangy sesame ginger dressing and can be finished with a variety of optional garnishes.

Ingredients

  • For the Bowl:
  • Two handfuls mixed salad greens
  • 1 cup cooked forbidden black rice
  • 1 carrot, peeled into thin ribbons
  • ½ avocado, sliced
  • ⅓ cup frozen edamame, thawed
  • ¼ cup thinly sliced daikon radish
  • 1 to 2 soft-boiled eggs
  • 1 chopped scallion (optional)
  • Pickled ginger (optional)
  • For the Sesame Ginger Dressing:
  • 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
  • 1 tablespoon tamari or soy sauce
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1/2 teaspoon honey or maple syrup
  • For Garnish:
  • Sesame seeds
  • Lemon or lime wedges
  • Sriracha

Instructions

  1. Note: The recipe for the Sesame Ginger Dressing and instructions for cooking the rice and eggs were not provided in the source article and have been inferred.
  2. Prepare the Components: Cook the black rice and soft-boil the eggs (about 6-7 minutes for a jammy yolk) according to your preferred methods. Set aside.
  3. Make the Dressing: In a small bowl, whisk together the rice vinegar, tamari, sesame oil, grated ginger, and honey or maple syrup.
  4. Assemble the Bowl: Place the salad greens and cooked rice in the bottom of a large bowl.
  5. Arrange the carrot ribbons, sliced avocado, thawed edamame, sliced daikon radish, and the soft-boiled eggs on top of the rice and greens.
  6. Drizzle with the sesame ginger dressing and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
  7. Add optional scallions and pickled ginger. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
  8. Serve with lemon or lime wedges for squeezing and sriracha for extra heat, if desired.

Notes

  • This is a highly customizable ‘Buddha bowl’ style meal. Feel free to substitute your favorite grains, greens, and vegetables.
  • This recipe is excellent for meal prep. You can prepare the rice, dressing, and soft-boiled eggs ahead of time for quick assembly.
  • To make this recipe vegan, simply omit the soft-boiled egg and use maple syrup in the dressing.

Find it online: https://www.eatswithsoul.com/healthy-veggie-power-bowl/

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