Today, my friends and I were talking, and we thought it would be a fun experiment to go vegan for the week! Everyday, I will be posting about what I ate for breakfast and dinner. As for lunch, I will be at school, and I expect my lunch to be predictable: salads with some sort of protein, such as beans. Now, some of you may be wondering, what is vegan? Vegan is basically where you don’t eat anything produced by animals. To break that down, no dairy, honey (produced by bees) , meat, poultry, seafood, sushi, etc. I find this challenging, as I do enjoy food, but I am going to try my absolute hardest to have delicious, balanced, vegan meals! Now, lets get into my meals today!
Today, only my dinner was vegan, as I decided to go vegan in the middle of the day. I found an amazing, easy-looking recipe from http://emilieeats.com , where most of the food she posts is vegan! It all looks so good! But, I decided on a vegan burrito bowl. The recipe is right down below, and it was so yummy! But, for just some of my personal opinions, I changed parts of the recipe, and didn’t use much measurements. The things that I did differently were that I used Trader Joe’s Microwave Brown Rice, added ¼ of a red onion, changed bell peppers to sweet peppers, and sautéed these two together with avocado oil. The sweet peppers I would highly recommend for anyone that likes a varied flavor. They had a great crunch to them and definitely stood out in the dish. For my salsa, I used one of my local grocery stores, The Fruit Center, made in store one. It is more chopped than a sauce, which I enjoy! Overall, I would highly suggest this dish to anyone, even someone who is not vegan. Once again, thank you to emileeats.com for sharing this recipe with the world! Hope all of you enjoy my week of vegan, and wish me luck!
Vegan Burrito Bowls
Ingredients
- 1 package VeeTee Dine In Microwavable Brown Rice
- 2 cups romaine, chopped
- ½ cup black beans, drained and rinsed
- ½ cup bell peppers, chopped
- ¼ cup corn (thawed/microwaved if frozen)
- 2 tablespoons cilantro, finely chopped
- ½ lime, juiced
- ½ ripe avocado
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Cook brown rice and corn according to package directions
- Add lettuce to a bowl or lunch container. Top with ½ cup rice, black beans, bell pepper, corn, salsa, and cilantro.
- In a small bowl, add avocado, garlic powder, lime juice, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Mash until smooth. Scoop on top of burrito bowl.