Vegan Burrito Bowls

Hey everyone!

My name is Mel, and I’m a proud member of FED! I live in the Brisbane area, and I’m in my final year of high school and currently studying visual art, French, English extension and graphics as my electives. I’m fairly new to the vegan crowd; I’ve been one for 8 months now and it’s honestly one of the best changes I’ve made to my life. I never want to look back! I’m so passionate for doing things that impact everyone in positive ways, including yourself. On your typical Sunday you’ll find me sketching, painting, cooking or exploring Brisbane City.

I joined FED with the prospects to expand my knowledge of world and local issues, to help grow the community of amazing young activists, and to just open my eyes to more ways I can make our world a better place. I want my blog posts to help people give that push to make positive changes in their life and the world. I was always waiting for that nudge to become a vegan, and I’m here to motivate people to make the best decision of their life!

The Recipe:

One of my favorite go-to meals, burrito bowls are perfect for everyone; they’re quick and easy to make, healthy, and completely versatile so any fussy eater will enjoy these!

The key to a good burrito bowl is COLOUR! Make sure you are putting plenty of different veggies; I like to make sure I have a whole rainbow of colours. You know you’ll be getting all the good stuff, and it looks amazing!

Time: 20 minutes

Serves: 2 to 3 people

Ingredients:

These are completely optional! Here are some suggestions to get you going, you can switch it up and experiment with any of your favorite vegetables. You do you!

• ½ cup uncooked quinoa

• 1 can black beans

• 1 large red onion

• 1 tbsp. oil

• ½ cup corn kernels

• 2 avocadoes

• 2 medium tomatoes

• 1 large capsicum

• 1 cup lettuce leaves, washed (baby spinach works well also)

• Basil leaves

• ¼ cup salsa

• Salt and pepper to taste

See what I mean by color? Looks almost too good to eat, but I’m gonna anyway.

Method:

1. Prepare quinoa and black beans. Cook according to the packet’s instructions.

1. Chop onion and sauté in oil until soft

2. Once quinoa, onions and black beans are cooked you can mix together, season to taste, and set aside.

3. Chop tomatoes and capsicum, slice avocadoes.

4. Plate your burrito bowl; spoon in the quinoa and black bean mix, then place basil leaves on top. Add the lettuce leaves, tomatoes, capsicum, corn kernels, and avocado. Spoon some salsa on there.

5. Taste the rainbow!

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