Southwest Bowls
Optional to serve ingredients on the BIG BOARD.Brimming with flavor, texture, and big, bold spices, these Southwest Bowls are a hearty meal made with quinoa, that’s ready in no time!
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup dry, uncooked quinoa (we buy Trader Joe’s organic Red Quinoa)
- 3 cups chicken broth, sub veg broth
- 2 Tbsp. adobo sauce, from canned chipotle chiles in adobo
- 2 Tbsp. ground cumin
- 2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1 tsp. dried minced garlic
- ½ tsp. kosher salt
- 2 15 oz cans black beans, rinsed and drained
- 2 cups sweet corn or fire-roasted corn, canned or frozen
- 2 pints cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 large ripe avocado, peeled and diced
- ½ cup fresh cilantro leaves, roughly chopped
Chipotle Southwest Sauce
- ½ cup plain Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 Tbsp. adobo sauce, from canned chipotle chiles in adobo
- 2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice, juice from 1 large lime + 2 tsp zest
- 3 tsp. maple syrup, you can use honey
- 1 tsp. kosher salt
- ½ tsp. garlic powder
Instructions
- Combine quinoa, chicken broth, adobo sauce, cumin, garlic powder, minced garlic, and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to low, and gently simmer, covered,16-20 minutes. The quinoa should be fluffy; fluff with a fork. Allow the quinoa to cool for 10 minutes.
- Prepare Chipotle Southwest Sauce by combining all dressing ingredients and whisking together; set aside. Don’t forget to add the lime zest.
- Prepare the remaining “bowl” ingredients in individual bowls. Optional to serve on a BIG BOARD for a “make your own bowl” dinner.
- If serving on a big board, fill with a large bowl of quinoa, smaller bowls of beans, corn, avocados. You can lay the cherry tomatoes on the board, along with the chopped cilantro.
- Fill in the open area of the board with a mix of blue and yellow corn chips.
To make individual bowl:
- To each bowl add quinoa, black beans, corn, tomatoes, avocado, cilantro, and a few slices of radish. Drizzle Chipotle Southwest Sauce over each bowl. Enjoy warm, chilled, or closer to room temperature.