BURRITO BOWL

BURRITO BOWL

Bowls are one of my favourite and are always my go-to dishes when I have lots of leftovers. The best part is that you don’t really have to follow a recipe, you can add whatever you like. I must say though, I live by one rule: season and flavour everything separately and then combine it all together. Be careful not to over-season, just lightly dress everything and make sure it tastes good.

So, this is my take on a burrito bowl. I made a grain mix which you can play around with as well and add your favourite grains, just make sure that the grains that you choose have similar cooking time. Otherwise, cook the different types of grains separately, then mix them together after cooking.

Ingredients

Grain mix
1 tbsp black quinoa
1 tbsp red quinoa
1 tbsp freekeh
1 tbsp basmati rice
2 cups of water
1tbsp spring onion chopped
1tsp chopped coriander

How to make
Mix the grains and wash them thoroughly. p

Place the mix in the pot with 1 cup of water and bring it up to the boil and cook for about 15 minutes. Add the water gradually and if you need to. Make sure you don’t overcook your grains. This could spoil the whole dish. when the grains are cooked, strain and wash them with cold water. leave for 10 mins. Place the mix in a bowl and add the coriander, spring onion and some of the dressing. Season well and set aside.

For the pork and peppers, use this recipe

For the vegetables
1 baby cucumber, chopped
1 tomato diced
1 avocado sliced
1/4 cup kidney beans
1/4 cup sweetcorn
1 cup fresh leaves of your choice

How to make it
Put each vegetable in a separate bowl, and season lightly. add the dressing to the leaves only.

Dressing:

3 tablespoons olive oil
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1 cloves garlic, blanched and crushed
1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground Cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt

How to make it
Whisk dressing ingredients together to combine.

Assembly:

Combine leaves, beans, corn, onion and peppers cucumber, tomatoes into the bowl. arrange the pork into bowl. Top each with avocado slices, egg and drizzle with dressing. Garnish with a lime wedge and coriander leaves.