Veggie Power Bowl

This easy power bowl recipe is energizing, refreshing, and delicious! Perfect for meal prep, it's filled with crisp veggies, nutty rice, and jammy eggs.

Power bowl

If you need a little something to brighten your day (your week, your month, or even your year…), make this power bowl! It has so many vivid colors and textures that I start smiling whenever I see it. I mean, seriously. How could you not ooh and ahh at that stunning purple daikon?!

Power bowl recipes are always some of my favorite things to make in January, when I’m craving lighter and brighter foods after the holidays. This year, this particular power bowl recipe has really hit the spot. Crisp veggies play off creamy avocado, nutty black rice, and a rich, jammy soft boiled egg. Pickled ginger adds a refreshing kick, and a sweet and savory sesame ginger dressing ties it all together.

Because all the veggies here are raw, this recipe is a great one for meal prep. Cook a batch of rice and mix up the dressing over the weekend, and pop them in the fridge. That way, you’ll be able to assemble this power bowl in no time throughout the week. For me, at least, on a gray winter day, nothing hits the spot more than an energizing, invigorating lunch like this.

Power bowl recipe ingredients

Power Bowl Recipe Ingredients

This power bowl recipe is packed with yummy, good-for-you ingredients:

  • Black rice – This slightly sweet, nutty rice is chock-full of nutrients! It’s a delicious, nourishing base for this power bowl recipe.
  • Soft-boiled eggs – For protein! I love how the runny yolks mingle with and coat the veggies.
  • Edamame – It amps up this power bowl’s protein content even more.
  • Salad greens – Use whatever baby greens you like best! I choose a mix of baby kale, arugula, and chard.
  • Radishes – For peppery flavor and crunch. I like using purple daikon, but any color or variety will work here.
  • Carrots – I use a vegetable peeler to slice them into crisp, curly ribbons.
  • Avocado – Its creamy texture contrasts wonderfully with the crisp veggies and nutty rice.
  • Pickled ginger – It adds a lightly sweet, refreshing kick.
  • Sesame ginger dressing – To tie it all together! This addictive dressing is nutty, savory, and lightly sweet. You’re going to love it.

Right before I eat, I sprinkle my bowl with sesame seeds for crunch and scallions for sweet, oniony flavor. And because I love this power bowl with some heat, I add a squirt of sriracha to take it over the top.

Find the complete recipe with measurements below.

Two power bowls with forks

Variations

This recipe is fantastic as-written, but like all power bowl recipes, it’s flexible! Alter it to suit your tastes or use what you have on hand. Here are a few easy ways to change it up:

Let me know what variations you try!

Power bowl recipe

More Favorite Power Bowl Recipes

If you love this hearty rice bowl, try another of these delicious power bowl recipes next:

Veggie Power Bowl

rate this recipe:
4.67 from 6 votes
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Serves 2
This healthy power bowl recipe is an energizing, refreshing lunch or dinner! I like to cook the rice and make the dressing in advance. That way, the bowl comes together in no time.

Ingredients

  • Two handfuls mixed salad greens
  • 1 cup cooked forbidden black rice
  • 1 carrot, peeled into thin ribbons
  • ½ avocado, sliced
  • cup frozen edamame, thawed
  • ¼ cup thinly sliced daikon radish or any radish
  • 1 to 2 soft-boiled eggs
  • Sesame Ginger Dressing, for drizzling
  • Sesame seeds, for sprinkling
  • 1 chopped scallion, optional
  • pickled ginger, optional
  • Lemon or lime wedges, for serving, optional
  • Sriracha, for serving, optional
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

  • Assemble each bowl with the salad greens, rice, carrot, avocado, edamame, daikon, and soft-boiled eggs.
  • Drizzle with the dressing, sprinkle with sesame seeds. Add scallions and pickled ginger, if using. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve with lemon wedges and sriracha, if desired.

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  1. Sherri
    09.27.2021

    Sounds delicious! Is there any chance you could include the nutritional information with your recipes? Even the calorie counts would be really helpful.

  2. Sabrina from newkitchenlife.com
    01.18.2021

    very nice dish and love that you add some soft boiled eggs,, powerful power bowl, thank you!

  3. Gia
    01.18.2021

    This is so tasty! Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.

    • Jeanine Donofrio
      01.19.2021

      I’m so glad you loved it!

  4. Long
    01.17.2021

    5 stars
    Thank you so much! This recipe sounds delicious and I will immediately prepare them this evening.

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