The premise of the buddha bowl is simple: a bean, a green, a grain and a sauce. You can get as fancy as you want with it, or you can go super easy with canned beans, leftover grains, salad greens and some salsa on top. That’s the beauty of the buddha bowl.
Build Your Own Buddha Bowl
For balance, it’s ideal to either top your bowl with some dietary fat or use a sauce that has a fat component, that way you get a little of everything.
Beans
- Tofu
- Tempeh
- Black/Kidney/Cannellini/Chickpeas canned or home-prepared
- Edamame
- Refried beans
Greens
- Spinach, raw, steamed or sauteed
- Kale, massaged or sauteed
- Mixed greens
Grains
- Quinoa
- Rice
- Millet
- Buckwheat
Sauces
- Salsa
- Peanut sauce
- Vinaigrette
- Lemon juice and black pepper
- Hummus
- Guacamole
Extras
- Fat: sliced avocado or a handful of nuts and seeds make a great addition, as well as hummus or a sauce containing nut butter.
- Roasted veggies: I rarely make a bowl without some flavourful roasted veggies
- Seaweed: throw some seaweed in a sushi themed bowl
The possibilities are absolutely endless. Buddha bowls are an awesome way to use up leftovers too.
