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My Brown Rice and Maple Sprout Power Bowl has all my favorite home-cooking components. It’s cheap and easy to make, nourishing and tasty. What’s more, it makes the perfect meat-free Monday dish. Too good!
A few weeks ago I shared a recipe for my Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts and I’m very happy to say that you guys loved it. So for today’s post I thought it might be nice to show you how I serve those bad boys at my place. With some slow burning carbs (hello brown rice) and some good fats courtesy of those fab little seeds, the sesames. 😉
As an added bonus, each component stores well in the fridge making this a great dish for my meal-prep friends.
Now, you know I’m all about flavour around here. Life’s far too short for food to be dull. That’s why I love the dried cranberries and ribbon carrot in this dish. They give the most amazing hit of texture and yum. And what does that tell you? That creative, tasty vegetarian meals don’t have to be difficult or expensive to make.
Ooh, I just had a thought – you could also drizzle a bit of Tamari sauce over the top. This salty sauce would work brilliantly will the sweetness of the veg and dried cranberries. Man, I’m feeling hungry just thinking about it…
Brown Rice and Maple Sprout Power Bowl
Serves 4
3 cups cooked brown rice (1 cup of uncooked rice will generally give you roughly this amount when cooked)
Maple Roasted Brussels Sprouts for 4 (find recipe here)
2 medium carrots (washed, peeled then sliced into ribbons using a ribbon peeler)
1/4 cup dried cranberries
1-2 tsp toasted sesame seeds
1 tbs Tamari sauce to drizzle over all 4 bowls at the end (optional)
Method:
- Cook your rice according to pack instructions.
- While the sprouts are in the oven, soak your dried cranberries in a little hot water from the kettle to plump them up and cut your carrots into ribbons.
- To toast the sesame seeds, get yourself a small fry pan, pop it on the stove (low heat) and pour in your seeds – no oil, just a dry pan. Gently move the seeds around the pan so they toast evenly on all sides. The sesame seeds are ready when they become lovely and golden.
- When each component is ready it’s time to plate-up. Drain your cranberries, and get yourself 4 bowls. Start with the rice, then the Brussels sprouts, carrot ribbons, cranberries, seeds, and finally (if you’re using it) the Tamari. Enjoy! xx
