Grain Bowls: A Component Guide
Grain bowls strike the perfect balance between easy, healthy and delicious. Picking ingredients is fun and you can be quite creative, but sometimes you need inspiration. Here is a compiled list of components that you can mix and match to create the grain bowl of your dreams, or just a different one every week.
Pick Your Grain (1)
- Amaranth
- Black rice
- Brown rice
- Bulgur wheat
- Farro
- Freekeh
- Oat groats
- Pearl barley
- Quinoa
Pick Your Proteins (1-3)
- Beans
- Chicken
- Chickpeas
- Eggs
- Falafel
- Salmon
- Shrimp
- Tempeh
- Tofu
Pick Your Vegetables (As Many As You Want)
- Avocado
- Beets
- Bell pepper
- Broccoli
- Carrots
- Corn
- Cucumber
- Edamame
- Kale
- Red cabbage
- Red onion
- Roasted sweet potato
- Spinach
- Squash
- Tomato
- Zucchini
Pick Your Dressing (1-2)
- Balsamic vinaigrette
- Gochujang sauce
- Greek yogurt
- Hummus
- Lemon-tahini
- Lemon or lime juice
- Miso-ginger
- Olive oil
- Pesto
- Satay sauce
- Sour cream
- Tahini
- Tzatziki
Garnish With (As Many As You Want)
- Cottage cheese
- Crispy onions
- Crumbled feta cheese
- Fresh herbs: parsley, mint, basil, cilantro
- Hot sauce
- Nuts: almond, cashew, peanut, pecan, walnut
- Seeds: pine nut, pumpkin, sesame, sunflower
The possible ingredients and combinations are endless – have fun with it!
Let us know your favorite combo in the comments.