Brown Rice Healthful Dinner Bowl
About This Brown Rice Healthful Dinner Bowl Recipe
I love experimenting with food and flavor combinations. Recently, I tried making a healthy brown rice dinner bowl, and it turned out super delicious! If you, too, love trying new foods, you’re going to love this recipe.
When it comes to a healthy and satisfying dinner bowl, brown rice, which is rich in fiber and nutrients, forms the perfect base. You can then top your bowl off with a mix of raw and roasted veggies like green onion, cabbage, and mushrooms for that added texture and flavor. Don’t forget to add some sprouts, leafy greens, and seeds for extra nutrition.
Finish it off with some pickled or fermented veggies, like kimchi, for added flavor and probiotics. Serve with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil or your favorite dressing for a delicious brown rice bowl that will leave you feeling energized and satisfied.
You can customize this meal based on whatever veggies you have on hand — talk about easy dinner preparation!
So, the next time you’re stumped on what to have for dinner, turn to this brown rice bowl for a nutrient-packed, tasty, and balanced bowl of deliciousness.
What You Need for This Brown Rice Healthful Dinner Bowl Recipe
Ingredient Notes
- Brown Rice: I like to use brown rice because it is a whole grain and is more flavourful than white rice. It also contains more fiber, which helps support healthy digestion.
- Green Onions: I have used green onions because they have a milder taste than regular onions.
- Cabbage: I like to roast my cabbage for a slightly sweet, buttery flavor and a tender, melt-in-your-mouth texture.
- Sprouts: I have used a mix of sprouts for a crunchy touch.
- Kale: I like to use curly baby kale.
- Mushrooms: They add a meaty, deeply flavored, and intensely savory taste to the dish.
- Kimchi: It is a traditional Korean side dish made with seasoned and fermented vegetables, such as Korean radish and napa cabbage, and has a sour, spicy, and umami flavor.
- Toppings: I like finishing my brown rice bowl with a few toasted pine nuts, sesame seeds, and crunchy sprouts.
Ingredient Substitutions
- Brown Rice: It is perfect for this bowl, but you may also use quinoa, farro, or barley.
- Green Onion: It can be substituted with chives.
- Kale: It is excellent for this recipe, but if you can’t find it, spinach is a great substitute.
FAQs
Can I make this brown rice bowl in advance?
Yes. You can roast your veggies and cook the rice 1-2 days earlier, and when you’re ready to serve this healthy bowl, just put together all the other ingredients, and enjoy!
Ingredients
Toppings:
How To Make Brown Rice Healthful Dinner Bowl Step By Step
1. Preheat the oven to 190℃ / 374℉.
2. Cook the brown rice in the rice cooker or a normal pot.
3. Place the cabbage and mushrooms in an oven tray lined with parchment paper, drizzle some extra virgin olive oil, and roast in the preheated oven for about 20 minutes.
4. While the rice and veggies are cooking, chop the green onions and add them to a bowl.
5. Rinse and dry the sprouts and kale and add them to the same bowl.
6. When the cabbage and mushrooms are roasted, let them cool slightly, then roughly chop them and add them to the same bowl with the other veggies.
7. Add the cooked brown rice in the same bowl with veggies, season with salt and pepper, drizzle with the remaining extra virgin olive oil and toss well.
8. Finally, add the kimchi, top it up with pine nuts, sesame seeds, and a few more crunchy sprouts, and enjoy!
Note
- I have used baby kale leaves, but if you use regular kale, massage it with some lemon juice to soften the leaves.
