Black Bean Quinoa Bowl Recipe

Sharing our favorite Quinoa Bowl today! My Black Bean Quinoa Bowl Recipe is packed with loads of delicious vegetables. Love this healthy dish.

Quinoa Bowl

So excited to share this delicious quinoa bowl recipe with you! A few weeks ago we went to a little cafe in Laguna Beach called Active Culture, you can see a collage I posted on Instagram HERE. They serve all sorts of wonderful healthy foods, yogurt and smoothies. I ordered what they call their whole bowl and I could not get enough of it. I went home and created my own version of their super healthy fabulous bowl. It’s not exact, but I enjoyed mine just as much. Hope you enjoy friends!

Try my Quinoa Party Salad too! Follow Picky Palate on Instagram for daily recipe inspiration.

To get started, cook your quinoa and brown rice. Do this in advance if you’d like, it will save you some good time. You’ll also need some finely shredded cabbage, thinly sliced and quartered cucumber and chopped tomatoes. You can even substitute for white rice in place of the quinoa and brown rice.

How To Make a Quinoa Bowl

1. Cook quinoa according to package directions. Transfer to a large bowl. Cook brown rice according to package directions. Transfer to a large bowl.
2. Place mustard, yogurt, water and worcestershire sauce into a small saucepan over medium low heat. Stir until warm. Remove from heat.
3. Place celery seed, paprika, curry powder, garlic salt, salt and pepper into a small bowl, stir to combine.
4. In each serving bowl layer the following: brown rice, quinoa, a few spoonfuls of mustard sauce, black beans, cucumber, tomato, a few spoonfuls of salsa, cabbage, a few pinches of seasoning and diced avocado. I like to stir my bowl all together to mix in the sauce and seasonings. You may find you enjoy more sauce and or seasonings in your bowl. Add what you like. I also prefer my bowl slightly warm.

You’ll also need black beans, your favorite mild salsa (not pico de gallo), and 1 avocado peeled and diced.

Here are the spices I used to create the seasoning for the bowl. You can substitute all of these for a spice blend called Accent if you have that. A few less ingredients/steps. Otherwise, 1 teaspoon of each of these spices. I also added fresh ground pepper not pictured.

Love how colorful these spices are. So fragrant too!

The sauce consists of brown or Dijon Mustard, plain greek yogurt, a few splashes of water and worcestershire sauce.

It will look like this. Brings great flavor to your bowl.

Time to layer your own bowl. Start with brown rice, some quinoa, a few spoonfuls of mustard sauce, black beans….

 …cucumber, tomatoes, salsa, cabbage, your homemade spice blend and some diced avocados not pictured.

Ahhhh yah. After you take a photo for Instagram (ok, maybe that’s just me), stir your bowl all together and dig in! Stirring together allows the spices and sauces to integrate with the quinoa and rice.

Black Bean Quinoa Bowl Recipe

This Black Bean Quinoa Bowl Recipe is healthy, packed with delicious vegetables and flavorful seasonings.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Servings: 6

Calories: 590kcal

Author: Jenny

Cost: 15

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Ingredients

• 1 cup dry quinoa
• 2 cups uncooked brown rice
• 1 cup Dijon or brown mustard
• 1 cup plain greek yogurt
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1/2 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 15 ounce can black beans drained
• 2 cups thinly sliced cabbage
• 2 cups quartered and sliced cucumber
• 2 cups chopped tomatoes
• 1/2 cup mild thin salsa not pico de gallo
• 1 avocado peeled and diced

Instructions

• Cook quinoa according to package directions. Transfer to a large bowl. Cook brown rice according to package directions. Transfer to a large bowl.
• Place mustard, yogurt, water and worcestershire sauce into a small saucepan over medium low heat. Stir until warm. Remove from heat.
• Place celery seed, paprika, curry powder, garlic salt, salt and pepper into a small bowl, stir to combine.
• In each serving bowl layer the following: brown rice, quinoa, a few spoonfuls of mustard sauce, black beans, cucumber, tomato, a few spoonfuls of salsa, cabbage, a few pinches of seasoning and diced avocado. I like to stir my bowl all together to mix in the sauce and seasonings. You may find you enjoy more sauce and or seasonings in your bowl. Add what you like. I also prefer my bowl slightly warm.

Nutrition

Calories: 590kcal | Carbohydrates: 107g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 1358mg | Potassium: 1077mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 465IU | Vitamin C: 23mg | Calcium: 152mg | Iron: 5mg

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