I have to admit, I missed the Buddha bowl hype. A Buddha Bowl is a one bowl meal with several components like grains, beans, fresh veggies, condiments, toppings, seeds, nuts, etc. artfully arranged to appeal. I asked the big search engine for “heidi swanson buddha bowl recipe“, the third recipe from above catched my eye. Heidi used lacinato kale I thought of curly kale, which has just its season. You can buy curly kale in every supermarket now, but they sell it only in 1 kg bags. I went to the weekly market to buy exactly my desired amount of (curly) kale and to my great suprise I found lacinato kale.
I bought about 300 grams, went home to prepare the
Kale Rice Bowl
Bowl: Villeroy und Boch Artesano Bol *
Plate: Villeroy & Boch Twist Alea Caro *
In Northern Germany leaf cabbage traditionally is cooked to death, but this vegetable is rich of vitamins and deserves a preparation like this. I liked the combination of different flavours, it tastes fresh and light. I’ll try it again with curly kale.
Kale Rice Bowl
Yield: 2 servings
A quick Kale Rice Bowl , brown rice with kale, capers, yogurt, za’atar, toasted sesame seeds – and boiled egg to enhance your vitamin D these days and a good measure
Ingredients:
- cold pressed rapeseed oil or clarified butter
- 1 bunch of kale, 300 grams, destemmed, chopped/shredded
- cooked brown rice, from 125 grams
To serve:
- capers, rinsed, dried, and pan-fried until blistered in butter
- 2 poached eggs; I boiled them
- dollop of salted greek yogurt; I used skyr instead
- a big drizzle of good cold pressed rapeseed oil
- lot’s of za’atar
- toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- In a large pan, heat the oil over medium heat. Add the kale and a couple pinches of salt. Saute until the kale softens a bit and brightens, just a minute or so. Stir in the rice, and cook until the rice is hot. If your rice is on the dry side, you might have to add a small splash of water.
- Serve the kale rice bowl topped with (preferably) all of the following: the capers, poached egg, yogurt drizzled with olive oil, and plenty of za’atar.
total time: 10 minutes
preparation time: 5 minutes
cooking/baking time: 5 minutes
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