A warm and cozy bowl of roasted winter vegetables. This healthy meal is filled with antioxidants and delicious flavors to keep you warm and nourished all winter long.
IT’S BOWL WEEK!
This week, in honor of The Super Bowl, we’re sharing our favorite bowl recipes, starting with this healthy and simply delicious winter vegetable and brown rice bowl.
It’s so easy to make, it’s packed full of superfoods, and it tastes so warm and cozy.
We took our favorite winter veggies (click on the links to learn about their health benefits), beets, butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, and kale, and mixed them up with chewy brown rice and a delicious and bright maple mustard dressing. It’s one big bowl of goodness that will satisfy your stomach while nourishing your body.
You can make this with or without olive oil, it’s totally up to you. We used a drizzle of it just to get the veggies slightly crispy, but they’re still great without it, just not as crispy.
HOW TO MAKE A HEALTHY WINTER VEGETABLE BOWL
First – Peel the squash and beet and dice them into small bite-size cubes. Then cut the ends of the Brussels sprouts off and slice them in half.
Second – Put the veggies on a large baking sheet (use two if you have a smaller oven and need to use smaller pans) and drizzle a little on the veggies and then salt and pepper to taste. Spread them evenly and roast them for approximately 45 minutes, or until they’re caramelized and fork tender.
Third – Cook the rice.
Fourth – Steam the kale for a few minutes until it wilts slightly. While it’s steaming, whisk up the maple Dijon salad dressing.
When everything is finished cooking, divide the rice evenly in four bowls, top with the vegetables, and toss with the dressing. Garnish with some crunchy chopped roasted cashews and fresh basil leaves.
This is going to be a weekly dinner in our house until April (spring comes later in Chicago). It will be a favorite in your house too if you love the taste of roasted beets, caramelized butternut squash, and crisp and almost charred Brussels sprouts, especially when they’re tossed in our zippy dressing made with garlic, Dijon mustard, maple syrup, and ground thyme. So yummy!
Make it this week, in fact, save yourself some time and roast a double batch of the vegetables so you can whip together a few more bowls during the week.
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An easy and healthy winter vegetable bowl with brown rice, beets, butternut squash, Brussels sprouts, kale and maple mustard dressing.
- 1 cup uncooked short grain brown rice
- 1 large beet
- 1 butternut squash
- 1 lb Brussels sprouts
- 4 cups kale
- Drizzle of extra-virgin olive oil optional See Note
- Sea salt and black pepper to taste
- ¼ cup water
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp white balsamic vinegar
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp pure maple syrup
- ¼ tsp ground thyme
- Sea salt and black pepper to taste
- Green onions chopped
- Roasted cashews chopped
- Basil leaves
- Preheat oven to 400°F (204°C)
- Peel and cube the beets and butternut squash (remove seeds) into bite size pieces. Slice the ends off of the Brussels sprouts and slice in half.
- Evenly spread the vegetables on a large rimmed baking pan. Use two pans if you run out of room. Lightly drizzle the olive oil (see note) over the vegetables and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Roast for approximately 45 minutes (toss the vegetables half way through roasting), or until they are caramelized and fork tender.
- While the vegetables are roasting, cook the rice according to the instructions on the package.
- While the rice is cooking, make the dressing.
- In a blender, add the water, garlic, vinegar, mustard, maple syrup, thyme and salt and pepper and blend until smooth and creamy, approximately 1 minute.
- Put the rice in a large bowl and put the vegetables on top. Toss with the dressing and divide into four bowls. Garnish with the green onions, cashews, and basil leaves.
The olive oil is optional. It will give the vegetables a nice crispy exterior but the flavor will be the same.
Enjoy!
The Nutrition Facts are an estimate only.
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