How many times when we go out to eat just because we do not have enough time for home-cooked meals or we end up eating store-bought frozen meals full of empty calories and preservatives?

There is no need to compromise on the taste or quality.

With this homemade healthy burrito bowl, you can control the ingredients, the quality, as well as the taste of your meal. Full of nutrition, healthy fats, protein, fiber, and a burst of flavor!

(makes 3 servings)

Ingredients for the dressing/sauce: ( Avocado Lime)

• 1/2 avocado

• 1/2 cup of fresh chopped and washed Cilantro

• Juice of 1 fresh lime or lemon

• 1 jalapeno

• 1/4 cup of extra virgin olive oil

• 1/4 cup of organic raw apple cider vinegar

• 1-2 cloves of garlic

• small piece of ginger

• Salt and pepper to taste

• Mix all the ingredients and blend them in the blender to make a sauce/dressing.

For the bowl:

• 1.5 cups of cooked black beans. You can either buy organic canned ones or buy raw and cook them in a pressure cooker. Before cooking, just soak them in warm water for 4-5 hours.

• 1/2 avocado ( finely chopped into thin slices)

• 1 tsp of olive oil

• 3 cups shredded Romano lettuce

• salt

• pepper

• Cajun pepper or paprika powder or taco seasoning (I don’t prefer store-bought ones due to salt content)

• 1 clove of garlic (finely chopped)

• 1 Jalapeno pepper (finely chopped)

• 1 cup green or yellow or red or mixed capsicums (finely chopped)

• 1 cup sliced onions

• 1 cup cooked/ boiled corn

• 1 cup of cooked brown rice.

To cook the rice: Boil 2 cups water, add 1/2 cup of uncooked rice, salt to taste. Cook on low-medium flame with occasional stirring. Once the rice is cooked and tender, strain it with the help of strainer to remove access water.

Steps:

1. In a saute pan, take the 1 tbs of olive oil and heat on medium flame.

2. Once the oil is heated, add chopped garlic.

3. Once garlic turns brown, add onions and Jalapeno pepper.

4. Once Onions are cooked and become transparent, add the capsicums and cooked black beans.

5. Add salt to taste

6. Add 1/2 tea spoon of Paprika powder and pinch of black peppers and oregano.

7. Cook for few minutes and set it aside.

8. Take a medium bowl.

9. Make a bed of lettuce in the bottom.

10. Add 1/3 cup of cooked brown rice on the top.

11. Add .5 cups of seasoned black beans, onions and peppers mix.

12. Add the corn

13. Garnish with the avocado lime dressing, washed cilantro leaves, few pieces of chopped avocado and few drops of lime juice and enjoy.

14. If you want you can also add salsa to it and shredded pepper-jack cheese.

I do like to add homemade salsa if I have it. I do not put cheese.

This dish is extremely flavorful, highly nutritious with a great balance of carbs, protein and fiber. It is very filling.