miércoles, 15 de marzo de 2017

Buddha Bowls

Hi everyone I don't know if you have seen any Buddha bowl, but I loved the idea when I saw it on Pinterest. Since it has some rules it is easy to make a dish that has all the micro and macronutrients that you need, so I think it is a very good idea to keep healthy eating habits without having a lot of knowledge about nutrition. In theory Buddha bowl should be vegetarian, because lots of Buddhists are vegetarian, but I think that since vegetarians have veggie burgers... why don't we meat eaters can have Buddha bowls :p That's why today I'm going to show you how to make three different Buddha bowls so you can get some ideas to make your own or make the same that I make, I hope you like it!



Recipe #1 Mexican meaty Buddha bowl



Ingredients (1 Person)
  • 100 grams of lean beef
  • 1/2 cup of corn
  • 1/2 cup of cooked black beans
  • 150 gr of white button mushrooms
  • 1/2 Tomato
  • 1/4 Onion
  • 1/4 Avocado
  • 50 grams of yogurt
  • Chopped cilantro
  • Lime
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Process
  • The first thing we are going to do is to wipe the dirt off of the mushrooms using a paper towel,
    let's remove the roots, and now cut the stem and the mushroom into 4 pieces. Stir fry the
    mushrooms until they are cooked and a little golden brown.
  • Let's prepare a pico de gallo, in a bowl put together some chopped tomatoes, chopped onion and cilantro, add some salt and pepper and something to spice it up, I used some cayenne pepper.
  • Since I didn't want to add more fat I didn't used oil to cook the meat. I just placed it in the grill
    at high heat to get a nice crispy crust. Then I cut it so I could eat it without using a knife.
  • Process together the yogurt, avocado, cilantro, little bit of lime juice and a pinch of salt and the dressing is ready!
  • Time to place everything in the bowl. First the black beans, the corn, the mushrooms, the pico de gallo we made, the meat and of course the dressing.
  • This bowl is kind of a mix of a lot of things, it has fresh and earthy flavours so is the best of both worlds hehe. In this case I didn't use a grain per se, but it was because corn and black beans already have complex carbohydrates so I thought it was redundant to add another source more.
Recipe #2 Earthy Buddha bowl



Ingredients (1 Person)
  • Half medium sweet potato
  • 100 gr of chicken breast
  • 1/2 Cup brown rice
  • 150 grams spinach
  • Half a zucchini/Courgette
  • Romesco Sauce
Process
  • Put the sweet potatoes in a pot with plenty of water and cook them, do the same with the chicken breast.
  • Prepare the brown rice.
  • Cut the zucchini into cubes. In a sauce pan put a little bit of oil and stir fry the zucchini until it is soft but not too soft, we want it to be firm.
  • Remove the zucchini and in the same saucepan without adding any more oil add the spinach,
    and cook it until it gets wilted.
  • The sweet potatoes should be ready by this time, so peal them, cut it in half and then into
    chunks. You can cut the chicken breast into slices or as I did here into cubes.
  • And now we just need to assemble our Buddha bowl. Finally I added a Romeo sauce, this sauce is made with nuts, tomato and olive oil and it's delicious and compliments really well this dish.
Recipe #3 Easy Vietnamese flavoured Buddha Bowl



Ingredients
  • 3/4 Cup of basmati or jasmin rice
  • Pickled daikon and carrots (if you don't have this you can use just fresh carrots)
  • Half a cucumber
  • Mint leaves
  • Cilantro leaves
  • 1/4 Cup roasted cashews and pistachios nuts
  • Hoisin Sauce
Process
  • Here I used basmati rice since it has a floral fragrance, then add some pickled daikon and carrots if you don't have this just use fresh julienned carrots.
  • Add a bunch of cubed cucumber they will add a lot of juicy freshness to this dish.
  • In this case the source of proteins and healthy fats comes together in the form of nuts, some roasted cashews and  pistachios
  • To make it more fragrant I added some mint and coriander leaves.
  • Finally I added two tablespoons or so of hoisin sauce, you can find this sauce in any oriental market. If you can't find it you can use peanut butter and maybe reduce a little bit the nuts.
  • This this is all about crunchiness, freshness and fragrances.

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