brown rice bowl

This delicious meal combines roasted sweet potatoes, kale, chickpeas and brown rice for the ultimate meal-prep bowl. Everything can be prepped ahead of time to make assembly a breeze. Serve warm or at room-temp.

Kale and Sweet Potato Brown Rice Bowls

brown rice (or quinoa)

kale

chickpeas

potato

peanut butter

garlic (chopped)

ginger

Tablespoons rice vinegar

Tablespoons low sodium tamari or soy sauce

maple syrup

cayenne pepper (optional)

water (to thin)

Roast sweet potatoes if you haven't already. Chop 1 large sweet potato into 1/4 inch chunks, drizzle 1 teaspoon of oil and sprinkle with a little sea salt. Bake at 400° F for 30 minutes. This step is best done ahead of time.

Cook brown rice according to package instructions while sweet potatoes are roasting.

Prepare kale by washing, de-stemming and chopping. Then steam in a steamer basket for 3-5 mins or until tender. You can blanch or sauté the kale if you'd rather.

Make peanut sauce by blending all the sauce ingredients in a blender until smooth. Add water to thin sauce and create desired consistency.

Once all ingredients are prepped, grab two bowls and evenly distribute brown rice, kale, chickpeas and sweet potato chunks between both.

Drizzle each with as much peanut sauce as you'd like. Serve warm or at room-temp.

A super easy Japanese inspired donburi bowl recipe with BBQ pulled jackfruit. A nutritious and quick to prepare rice bowl topped with a variety of rainbow vegetables and protein - perfect for using leftovers and as a lazy-night meal

Japanese Donburi bowl with BBQ pulled jackfruit

rice

eggs (I used Clarence Court Old Cotswold Legbar)

jackfruit (BBQ pulled

vegetables

The first thing you want to do is to prepare the rice for cooking. Begin by rinsing the rice to get rid of the excess starch. The best way to do this is to rinse it until the water becomes clear. You can do this in a bowl or through a colander. 

Leave the rice to soak in water for 30 mins ( then rinse again and drain after that time).

Meanwhile, as the rice soaks you can prepare the BBQ pulled jackfruit according to its recipe post if it's not already ready. I've included two variations in the recipe; one which is more 'saucy' and one that is drier and more crispy so you can choose your favourite. *

Once the rice has soaked then it's time to cook it. To cook 1.5 cups of rice, add 3 cups of water in the saucepan. Bring to a boil. As soon as it's boiling, cover and leave to simmer until all the water absorbs. Keep an eye on it so that it doesn't burn and stick to the bottom of the pan. The rice is ready when all the water absorbs and it becomes fluffy.

While the rice and jackfruit are cooking, prep the veggies. You can use a veggie shredder or mandoline slicer or even just chop them by hand to thinly slice them. Feel free to use your favourite veggies in place of any of my suggestions. I've kept all the veggies raw for this rice bowl but feel free to steam/boil/ fry any veggies you'd like including sweet potato or mushrooms.

Assembling your donburi bowl couldn't be much simpler. Start with a layer of rice at the bottom of the bowl and then simply top this with about 1 cup of vegetables along with the jackfruit. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Add some coriander. 

I also like adding a fried egg. For that, just add a bit of oil to a frying pan, crack an egg open and fry for 2-3 minutes.

You can always top it with extra BBQ sauce for even more flavour. Or even serve this donburi bowl with some soy sauce. 

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