• Mexican Burrito salad bowl

    ARIBA! Try this healthy Mexican inspired burrito salad bowl. Perfect for your next work lunch.

    PREP TIME 15 min | COOK TIME 5 min | SERVES 4

     

    INGREDIENTS

    • 400 g can black beans, drained and rinsed
    • 2 spring onions, finely chopped
    • 2 tbsp lime juice
    • 2 baby cos lettuce hearts, quartered
    • 200 g red cabbage, shredded
    • 4 radishes, trimmed and thinly sliced
    • 1 tbsp olive oil
    • 1 cup full cream yoghurt
    • 2 tsp chilli sauce 
    • 3 cups cooked brown rice 
    • 150 g mini roma tomatoes, halved
    • 1 avocado, sliced
    • Handful fresh coriander

     

    SPICED PUMPKIN SEEDS 

    • ½ cup pumpkin seeds
    • 1 tbsp oil
    • 1 tbsp honey
    • ½ tsp cayenne pepper

     

    TO SERVE 

    • Lime wedges, to serve

     

    METHOD

    COMBINE beans, spring onions and lime juice in a small bowl and season to taste.

    TOSS together lettuce, cabbage, radish and oil in a large bowl.

    IN A BOWL, mix together yoghurt and chilli sauce until smooth. 

    SPICED PUMPKIN SEEDS 

    STIR ingredients in a frying pan over high heat until the pumpkin seeds pop and are golden. Set aside to cool.

    TO ASSEMBLE

    DIVIDE rice, bean mixture and cabbage salad among 4 bowls. Top with tomatoes, avocado, spiced pepitas and coriander. Serve with yoghurt dressing and lime wedges.

     

    FOOD TEAM TIP: Stuff this bowl into a toasted pita for an easy work lunch.

    Burrito salad bowl

    Serves: 4
    Prep Time: 15 minutes Cooking Time: 5 minutes Total Time: 20 minutes

    Ingredients

    • 400 g can black beans, drained and rinsed
    • 2 spring onions, finely chopped
    • 2 tbsp lime juice
    • 2 baby cos lettuce hearts, quartered
    • 200 g red cabbage, shredded
    • 4 radishes, trimmed and thinly sliced
    • 1 tbsp olive oil
    • 1 cup full cream yoghurt
    • 2 tsp chilli sauce 
    • 3 cups cooked brown rice 
    • 150 g mini roma tomatoes, halved
    • 1 avocado, sliced
    • Handful fresh coriander
    • Spiced pumpkin seeds
    • ½ cup pumpkin seeds
    • 1 tbsp oil
    • 1 tbsp honey
    • ½ tsp cayenne pepper
    • To serve
    • Lime wedges, to serve

    Instructions

    1

    Combine beans, spring onions and lime juice in a small bowl and season to taste.

    2

    Toss together lettuce, cabbage, radish and oil in a large bowl.

    3

    In a bowl, mix together yoghurt and chilli sauce until smooth. 

    For the spiced pumpkin seeds

    4

    Stir ingredients in a frying pan over high heat until the pumpkin seeds pop and are golden. Set aside to cool.

    To assemble

    5

    Divide rice, bean mixture and cabbage salad among 4 bowls. Top with tomatoes, avocado, spiced pepitas and coriander. Serve with yoghurt dressing and lime wedges.

     

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