Pasta & Grain Salads

Brown Rice Power Bowl

This brown rice power bowl is a hearty, nourishing meal built to fuel you — nutty brown rice, roasted sweet potato, black beans, avocado, and a lemon-tahini drizzle. It is fiber-rich, filling, and endlessly customizable, holding up perfectly for a week of make-ahead lunches. Everything can be batch-cooked in advance, then assembled in minutes for a satisfying plant-based bowl that keeps you full all afternoon.

Brown Rice Power Bowl
15 minPrep time
45 minTotal time
4Servings
440Kcal / serving

Ingredients

  • 1 cup brown rice
  • 1 sweet potato, diced
  • 1 can black beans, rinsed
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • 4 cups baby kale
  • 3 tbsp tahini
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 garlic clove, grated
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • Salt and black pepper

Instructions

  1. Cook the rice

    Simmer the brown rice in salted water for 25–30 minutes until tender. Fluff and set aside.

  2. Roast the sweet potato

    Toss the sweet potato with oil, salt, and pepper and roast at 425°F (220°C) for 25 minutes until caramelized.

  3. Make the sauce

    Whisk the tahini, lemon juice, garlic, and 2–3 tbsp water until pourable, then season.

  4. Build the bowls

    Layer the rice, kale, sweet potato, beans, and avocado. Drizzle generously with the lemon-tahini sauce and serve.

Finish it with a homemade balsamic vinaigrette, or pair it with our Lemon Orzo Salad for a bigger spread. New to building bowls from scratch? Start with our Homemade Salad Dressing Ratios guide.

The MakeSalads secretMassage the raw kale with a little oil and salt before building the bowls — one minute breaks down the fibers so it eats tender, not tough.

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