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Rice, Black Bean and Avocado Bowl with Sweet Chili Mustard Sauce

Simple food that tastes incredibly delicious thanks to a chili-spiced rice, filling black beans and an addictive sweet chili mustard sauce! Enjoy this easy recipe for lunches and dinners. Low-fat and high in protein, it's not only healthy, it's incredibly filling.You only need 8 ingredients (+ salt & water) for this recipe, making it super simple and easy to prepare.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time40 minutes
Total Time55 minutes
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: American
Keyword: rice black bean bowl, vegan buddha bowl, vegan Mexican bowl
Servings: 6 servings
Author: Brandi Doming

Ingredients

FOR THE RICE

  • 4 cups water
  • 2 cups (360g) slow-cooking jasmine brown rice
  • 1 cup 240 g tomato puree/sauce (not tomato paste) ( mine has salt added)
  • 1 tablespoon regular American salt-free chili powder
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons fine salt

FOR THE BEANS

  • two 15 oz cans low-sodium black beans, drained & rinsed
  • 2 teaspoons regular chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon fine sea salt

SWEET CHILI MUSTARD SAUCE

  • 1/2 cup (120g) regular yellow wet mustard
  • 1/4 cup (80g) pure maple syrup
  • 2 tablespoons regular chili powder
  • 1-2 tablespoons water

REMAINING INGREDIENTS

  • 1 medium avocado, chopped
  • 1 cup tomatoes

Instructions

  • Rinse the rice with cold water for about a minute. This will help to prevent too sticky of rice. Then combine all of the "rice" ingredients into a medium pot and bring to a boil. Once boiling, immediately turn it to the lowest heat, cover and cook for 35-40 minutes until tender and all the liquid is gone. Remove from the heat, cover and steam for just 5 minutes (set your timer). Fluff with a fork and leave the lid off.
  • When the rice is almost done cooking, prepare the beans by combining the "beans" ingredients and heat either over the stove or microwave.
  • Add the "sauce" ingredients to a small bowl and whisk well until smooth. It will thicken best using a whisk. Add as much water to desired taste/consistency. 
  • Assemble into serving bowls, layering with the rice, beans, avocado and tomatoes. Drizzle with lots of sweet chili mustard sauce and toss to coat everything. 

Notes

Vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, nut-free, low-fat, high-protein
Nutrition per serving (based on 6): 399 calories, 5.5 g fat, 14.65 g protein, 74.1 carbs, 2.8 g sugars
Nutrition per serving of 1/4 cup sauce (makes 1 cup): 52.5 calories, 0 g fat, 0 g protein, 13.25 carbs, 12.5 g sugars