Healthy Veggie Bowls (Vegan)
One of the many things I love about the plant-based diet is how beautiful and colorful my food looks. I mean, look at these veggie bowls, how gorgeous are they?
These veggie bowls are made with some of my favorite ingredients that I always have in my fridge and pantry like sweet potatoes, tomatoes, avocado, and chickpeas. There’s also some fresh lettuce with organic cucumbers, corn, olive oil and lemon juice, brown rice (which I learned to love over the last couple of months) and some mushrooms and onions. Everything is topped off with a creamy avocado sauce and freshly squeezed lime juice.
I actually had a bit of a funny internal monologue as I was making these. I was wondering whether or not pouring avocado sauce on avocado is perhaps some form of cannibalism. Ultimately, I came to a conclusion that since it’s not the avocado that does the sauce-eating, it’s not cannibalism. Seriously guys, when you’re running on only a few hours of sleep, the strangest things cross your mind.
Healthy Veggie Bowls (Vegan, makes about 3 servings)
2 bags of brown rice
1 large sweet potato
1 avocado, cubed
2 cans of chickpeas, drained and rinsed
1 organic cucumber, cubed
3 organic tomatoes, cubed
4 cups iceberg lettuce (basically one medium-sized lettuce, chopped)
2 cups corn
4 cups mushroom (I used portobello)
1 medium yellow onion, sliced thinly
olive oil
fresh lemon juice
Creamy avocado sauce
1/2 avocado
1 TBS olive oil
3 TBS coconut milk
1 clove garlic
To make the sauce combine all the ingredients in a blender or use an immersion blender to mix until smooth. Salt/pepper to taste
To prepare these veggie bowls, you will need to work on a few things at once: roasted chickpeas, sweet potato, brown rice, lettuce mix, and mushroom and onions.
To prepare the rice: no need to do anything special, just prepare it according to package instructions.
To prepare roasted chickpeas: preheat the oven to 400°F, drain and rinse the chickpeas and pat dry with a paper towel- you want them to be as dry as possible. In a big bowl combine the chickpeas, some olive oil, salt, pepper, paprika, and your favorite spices. Mix well, then spread evenly on a cookie sheet and roast in the oven for about 20-30 minutes, checking on them every 10 minutes and shaking up the cookie sheet a little.
To prepare the sweet potato: wash and scrub the potato really well, since we’re keeping the skin on. Then cube, as evenly as you can and place in a big bowl. Similarly to chickpeas, we will add some olive oil (but not too much) then add some salt, pepper, and red pepper flakes. You can bake them in the oven or prepare them in a skilled- I like to make mine on a skilled since it’s much easier to keep an eye on them. Cook on medium heat stirring every few minutes until they’re done.
To prepare mushroom and onions: heat some olive oil in a large skillet, add onions, mushroom and some salt. Cook for about 8-10 minutes until tender then add some black pepper and some of your favorite herbs.
To prepare the salad mix: this is super simple, all I did was mix the lettuce with cucumber, avocado, corn, and some olive oil and freshly squeezed lemon juice. Give it a good stir and you’re all set!
To assemble these veggie bowls, start with rice then add the mushroom, potatoes, salad mix, roasted chickpeas, and tomatoes. Finish off with some creamy avocado sauce, parsley (or cilantro), serve with lime wedges. I also love having some fresh salsa on the side as well!
Do you think you’ll try making these?
37 Comments
Kim Petersen
November 19, 2015 at 2:26 pmPaula these look so delicious (love that you added sweet potato!) and they look like they would be really filling. Definitely going to try these, thank you for sharing! XO -Kim
Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
November 23, 2015 at 8:39 pmI’m obsessed with sweet potatoes haha ;D This is seriously very good!
Taylor Mair
November 19, 2015 at 3:13 pmLooks delicious! Definitely going to try making these for dinner sometime soon!
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
November 23, 2015 at 8:40 pmThanks Taylor!
Dagmara Klich
November 19, 2015 at 3:36 pmYour vegie bowl looks so delicious that inspired me to eat more clean, healthy food :) I just wish my kids would eat it too! They’re still small (4 and 2) and most vegies are yucky and they don’t even want to try them. Hence me cooking more for them then for myself so they actually eat something :) x
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
November 23, 2015 at 8:43 pmThanks Dagmara! Kids and veggies usually don’t get along hahaha :D My godson is about to turn 7 and all he eats is plain bread haha :) I also cook a little differently for my husband, and usually if making something like this, I’d add a piece of grilled chicken or something for him :)
Ela BellaWorld
November 19, 2015 at 3:51 pmIt looks so delicious and healthy! I will probably be giving it a try as I love almost every ingredient there and I am sure it will taste as good as it looks!
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
November 23, 2015 at 8:43 pmIt tastes even better than it looks, at least in my opinion haha ;)
Georgia Jade
November 19, 2015 at 4:44 pmThis looks AMZING! I’ll be book marking this to make sure I can re-create this one!
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
November 23, 2015 at 8:45 pmThanks Georgia!
Ana Sofia
November 19, 2015 at 4:47 pmIt looks sooo yummy! I’ll have to give this recipe a go!
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
November 23, 2015 at 8:49 pmThanks!
SavBanav
November 19, 2015 at 5:31 pmThat looks AMAZING!! I will definitely have to try this one out.
Savannah x
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
November 23, 2015 at 8:50 pmThanks Savannah!
MargaritaChi.co
November 19, 2015 at 5:37 pmThis looks incredible! I can’t wait to try this out. Paula, your recipes are always amazing.
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
November 23, 2015 at 8:50 pmAww thanks so much Margarita!
Sophie Sierra
November 19, 2015 at 6:33 pmThis looks so delish Paula! So beautiful and bright and perfect for this season. Literally craving that creamy avocado sauce, it just looks so, so damn good. The lime wedges look stunning too, I’m obsessed with anything lemon/lime and I love the zesty addition to the salad <3
Haha, you're not an avocado torturer Paula I promise you ;) I'm so glad it's not just me who thinks these kinda cray thoughts :D #soulsisters
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
November 23, 2015 at 8:51 pmHahaha glad to know I’m not the only weirdo around here lol! :) Love you Soph! <3
Lita
November 19, 2015 at 8:23 pmYum! I will have to try this out. Thanks so much. xx Lita
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
November 23, 2015 at 8:52 pmThanks Lita!
The Sunday Mode
November 19, 2015 at 8:39 pmThis looks so good, I love how colourful it is as well. I made kind of like a variation of this except I make Mexican salad bowls, throw a whole lot of lettuce, salad, coriander, beans and guac etc into a bowl and it’s so good!
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
November 23, 2015 at 8:54 pmI love the beautiful colors, too! I’ll have to try making a Mexican Salad version! :)
Heather Noire
November 19, 2015 at 9:13 pmLooks really good! have to try this out thanks for sharing. x http://www.bauchlefashion.com
Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
November 23, 2015 at 8:54 pmThanks Heather!
Samileen
November 19, 2015 at 10:01 pmThis looks and sounds absolutely delicious definitely trying it. Thanks for the recipe
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
November 23, 2015 at 8:54 pmThanks so much Sam!
Carol in a Page
November 20, 2015 at 2:58 amThis looks so yummy, but healthy! I’m definitely going to make something similar, thanks for the inspiration!
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
November 23, 2015 at 8:54 pmThanks Carol!
Taylor Lynette
November 20, 2015 at 5:09 amYES! Found a blogger that is also plant based. I’m going to try out the sauce in this post next time I make a Veggie Bowl. They’re my favourite dinner time go to when I’m feeling particularly lazy, so easy to make and so yummy that even my boyfriend (who isn’t plant based but eat very little meat thanks to me) loves them.
Taylor
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
November 23, 2015 at 8:58 pmMy husband really likes these too! He usually likes pretty much everything plant-based I make for myself, but for some strange reason he doesn’t like avocado. Weirdo :P .
Alina
November 20, 2015 at 5:24 amYour recipes always look amazing and sound so delicious too. Definitely need to cook this for dinner one of the nights when my partner is in work (because he’s not a big veggie lover but I am) x
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
November 23, 2015 at 8:59 pmThanks so much Alina! Hope you like these as much as i do, if you decide to try them :)
Sara Fleming
November 20, 2015 at 6:18 amThis looks great! I’m making an attempt to eat more healthy meals at the minute, so I’ll definitely try this!
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
November 23, 2015 at 9:00 pmThanks Sara! :)
Angela Angeline
November 20, 2015 at 9:12 amAww man I gotta make this. I have been wanting to make a veggie bowl for a while!
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Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
November 23, 2015 at 9:00 pm;)
monica
December 6, 2015 at 11:11 amthat looks so delicious!