Recipe combo
Brown Rice Avocado Egg Bowl
A hearty vegetarian breakfast bowl with brown rice, black beans, avocado, fresh vegetables, herbs, and fried eggs as the main protein topping.
Ingredients and instructions
- Servings
- 4
- Total time
- 25 min
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 15 min
Ingredients
- 4 Cup cooked brown rice - 4 cups (780 g), Metric equivalent given as 780 g.
- 8 Each large eggs - 8 (count)
- 1 Can canned black beans, rinsed and drained - 1 (15-ounce can), rinsed and drained
- 2 Each avocados, sliced - 2 (medium), Medium avocados.
- 4 Cup baby spinach - 4 cups (120 g), Metric equivalent given as 120 g.
- 1 Cup cherry tomatoes, halved - 1 cup (150 g), Metric equivalent given as 150 g.
- 0.5 Cup fresh cilantro, chopped - 1/2 cup (8 g), Metric equivalent given as 8 g.
- 2 Tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil - 2 tablespoons (30 ml), Metric equivalent given as 30 ml.
- 2 Tablespoon lime juice - 2 tablespoons (30 ml), Metric equivalent given as 30 ml.
- 1 Teaspoon ground cumin - 1 teaspoon (2 g), Metric equivalent given as 2 g.
- 0.75 Teaspoon kosher salt - 3/4 teaspoon (4 g), Metric equivalent given as 4 g.
- 0.5 Teaspoon black pepper - 1/2 teaspoon (1 g), Metric equivalent given as 1 g.
- 2 Tablespoon water - 2 tablespoons (30 ml), Metric equivalent given as 30 ml.
Instructions
Prepare beans and vegetables
1. *Rinse and drain the black beans*, *halve the cherry tomatoes*, *slice the avocados*, and *chop the cilantro* before cooking.
Warm rice and beans
2. In the saucepan, combine the cooked brown rice, black beans, water, cumin, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper; *warm over medium heat* until *steaming hot*, 4 to 5 minutes.
Wilt spinach and portion bowls
3. Stir in the baby spinach, 1 tablespoon olive oil, and 1 tablespoon lime juice; *cook just until wilted*, *about 1 minute*, then divide the rice mixture among 4 bowls.
Fry the eggs
4. Heat the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil in the skillet over medium heat; crack in the eggs in batches and *fry until the whites are fully set* and the yolks are *still jammy*, 3 to 4 minutes per batch. Season with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon black pepper.
Assemble and finish
5. *Crown each bowl with 2 fried eggs*, then *add the avocado, cherry tomatoes, and cilantro*. Finish each bowl with the remaining lime juice.