Kale and Sweet Potato Brown Rice Bowls
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4.9
Kale and Sweet Potato Brown Rice Bowls
Description
This dish starts with roasting diced sweet potato tossed in oil and salt until fork-tender. Brown rice is cooked as the base grain, while kale is prepared by steaming to soften its leaves. Adding chickpeas introduces a mild, nutty protein component, rounding out the bowl nutritionally.
The creamy peanut sauce blends peanut butter, garlic, ginger, rice vinegar, tamari, and maple syrup. A pinch of cayenne and water adjust heat and consistency, making it smooth for drizzling. This sauce brings a complex, tangy, and lightly spicy dimension to the bowl, complementing the sweet potatoes and earthy greens.
Combined in bowls and served warm or at room temperature, this recipe is designed as a wholesome, plant-forward meal with varied flavors and textures, appealing for lunch or dinner.
Ingredients
- 1 large sweet potato cut into ¼ inch chunks
- 1 teaspoon olive oil or avocado oil
- 1 cup brown rice or quinoa, cooked
- 2 cups kale steamed
- ½ cup chickpeas cooked
Creamy Peanut Sauce
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- 1 clove garlic chopped
- 2 teaspoons ginger chopped, fresh
- 2 Tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons tamari or soy sauce, low sodium, gluten-free
- 2 Tablespoons maple syrup
- cayenne pepper optional, a pinch
- water to thin
Instructions
- Chop 1 large sweet potato into ¼ inch chunks, drizzle 1 teaspoon of oil and sprinkle with a little sea salt. Bake at 400° F for 30 minutes or until sweet potatoes are fork tender.
- 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.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 2bowls
Amount Per Serving
Calories 408 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1bowl with 2 Tablespoons sauce | |
| Calories | 408kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 62g | 21% |
| Protein | 12g | 24% |
| Fat | 15g | 23% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3g | 18% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 4mg | 1% |
| Sodium | 615mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 796mg | 17% |
| Fiber | 9g | 36% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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Overall Rating
4.9
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