I haven’t posted a savoury recipe on the blog since this Shredded Tofu Pasto Sandwich, more than a month ago. Since one of my blog goals was to share more lunch and dinner recipes, I figured it was high time I got started on that. So today, I decided to kick things off with this Vegan Wild Rice Burrito Bowl topped with Creamy Cilantro-Lime Avocado Dressing.
You may have noticed that I share mostly breakfast, snack and dessert recipes around here. I have a massive sweet tooth and love all things breakfast, so obviously I’m going to gravitate towards those foods. Plus, in my opinion, baking is a lot more fun than actual cooking.
So I get to make what I love, have fun while doing it and then actually get to eat it. I should be in foodie heaven, right? Not quite.
What actually happens, is that I end up eating the same thing over and over, day in day out until I get it right or decide to scrap the recipe. And as much as I love smoothies, muffins, cookies, oatmeal and the like, there’s only so much of them I can eat
Plus, I’m pretty sure my body occasionally needs some other nutrients, like the ones found in a wild rice burrito bowl, for example.
So, in an effort to actually eat some ‘real’ food, lunch and dinner recipes should be showing up a little more frequently around here. And obviously, I’m starting today with this wild rice burrito bowl, which, incidentally, was perfect on the first try. Oh, the irony.
Wild Rice Burrito Bowl with Cilantro-Lime Avocado Dressing
Anyway, wanna know why I love burrito bowls? Cuz they’re super simple to make and so damn customizable. Don’t like lettuce? Use kale or spinach. Don’t like wild rice? I think it adds a little something to the dish, but you could totally use white or brown rice or even quinoa instead. Not a fan of refried beans? Skip ’em or just use regular black or pinto beans.
Hate avoc…okay now you’re just being ridiculous.
Avocados are actually the only things that are really essential to this burrito bowl because they’re key for the freakin-amazing Cilantro-Lime Avocado Dressing. It’s ridiculously creamy and combines avocado, olive oil, cilantro, almond milk, lime and a couple spices perfectly. Plus, it’s an awesome alternative for the usual dairy-filled, sour cream based burrito bowl dressings.
But even if you’re not sold on the wild rice burrito bowl, I highly recommend making the dressing and putting it on all the things.
If you make this burrito bowl, I’d love to hear what you think. Leave a comment and rate the recipe or take a pic and tag it @ExSloth on Instagram!
More bowls + salads:
- 1½ heaping cups iceberg lettuce, chopped
- ½ cup cooked wild rice
- 2 tbsp salsa
- 2 tbsp corn
- 2 tbsp refried beans
- ¼ avocado, sliced or diced
- roasted chickpeas
- ¾ cup almond milk* (I used Almond Breeze® Unsweetened Original)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ¾ ripe avocado, diced
- 1 green onion, sliced
- 1 tbsp fresh cilantro
- 1 small clove garlic, minced
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- ½ tsp lime zest
- ¼ tsp each salt, freshly ground pepper, ground cumin and chili powder
- Add the lettuce to the bottom of a serving bowl, add rice and other desired toppings then drizzle with cilantro-lime avocado dressing.
- In a blender, combine Almond Breeze, olive oil, avocado, green onion, cilantro, garlic, lime juice, lime zest, salt, pepper and cumin; blend until smooth. Refrigerate until serving.
Want more bowls? Try this one:
What about you?
- If you blog about food, do you find yourself eating the same thing over and over again?
- How do you switch things up when you’re constantly recipe testing?
- Have you ever had a wild rice burrito bowl before?
- What are some of your favourite burrito bowl toppings?
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This is all of my favorite foods packed into one! Love that you included roasted chickpeas.
The chickpeas were totally a last minute addition, but they worked so well with the bowl ??
How do you roast chickpeas?
I struggle with the same this when it comes to recipes. Like, I eat dinner every freaking day, why is it so hard to publish dinner recipes?! Lol. Working on that this year.
Haha right?!?! I think maybe it’s because I’m way more comfortable photographing baked goods. But it’s seriously time to step outside my comfort zone!
Mmm burrito bowls <3 Any big Mexican bowl is just so good!! Gotta top mine with tons of salsa and nooch!
The best ???
This looks really good. I’m probably going to un-vegan it and eat it with grilled chicken. (Sorry. I’m a carnivore. But I love the idea of using wild rice, and that dressing looks amazing!)
Haha totally fine. I’m actually not vegan, although I’m mostly plant based these days. I’d highly recommend trying this with some chili-lime shrimp ? It was always a a fave of mine when I used to buy burrito bowls out
Totally digging this burrito bowl and THAT DRESSING <3
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Thanks Rachel! Definitely worth trying 😀
YES to everything in this bowl. Looks so freakin’ delicious!
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YUM YUM YUMMMM! This looks so good!
Pinned this for later!! Looks soo good!!
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Awesome! Let me know what you think 🙂
please tell me, you really don’t use iceberg lettuce
I used it here because it was what I had on hand but you can use whatever kind of greens you like! This is also really good with kale, especially if you massage it with a little of the dressing beforehand 🙂
This vegan wild rice burrito bowl was AMAZING!!! I swapped the refried beans with red kidney beans. So filling, so satisfying, so delicious!!! Thank you so much for sharing 😊
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How do you do the roasted chickpeas?
This burrito bowl looks delicious and that dressing sounds absolutely amazing!! Beautiful recipe. ❤️
I’m new to your site. This was first of your recipes and it will not be the last! That dressing is amazing!!
LOVED THIS!! I love refried beans so any dish that features them instantly has my attention. Thank you! I also featured it in one of my blog posts about my favorite foods if you want to check it out at http://www.strivehealthcoaching.com/blog
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