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Autumn Nourish Bowl

November 12, 2017 by Alexandra Daum
This vegan autumn bowl is filled with butternut squash, cabbage, pomegranate, & turmeric rice. Spicy, colourful, & simple, this is comfort food at its best. 
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A rice bowl with winter squash, cabbage, and beans, top down view.

This nourish bowl is filled with autumn flavours. A speedy napa cabbage slaw, roasted butternut squash, spicy black beans, and pomegranate seeds. It’s a great mix of textures and temperatures and you could easily mix and match some of your favourite things to add in.

This meal does come together pretty quickly, but the rice takes about 40 minutes to cook because it’s whole grain. Everything else is prepared while the rice is cooking and if you start the squash a little late for example, the rice will keep on the stovetop.

Err to the side of having the rice done before the other elements instead of the other way around. There isn’t an additional sauce to add to the bowl, but this tahini dressing would be an excellent choice if you want one.

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Yield: 2

Autumn Nourish Bowl

Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
5 from 2 votes

Ingredients

Metric – American

Turmeric Rice

  • 2 teaspoons coconut oil
  • 1 small yellow onion chopped (60 grams)
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 thumb ginger minced
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • 160 grams short grain brown rice soaked if possible
  • 2 cups water or vegetable stock*

Roasted Butternut Squash

  • ½ medium 750 grams butternut squash, peeled and cut into 3cm squares
  • 2 teaspoons olive oil
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon pepper

Mustard Cabbage Slaw

  • ½ napa cabbage 400 grams
  • 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons olive or walnut oil
  • 1 teaspoon dijon mustard**
  • ½ teaspoon honey or maple syrup
  • ¼ teaspoon sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon pepper

Spicy Black Beans

  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil
  • 170 grams cooked black beans
  • ¼ teaspoon cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon paprika
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Turmeric Rice

  • Heat a saucepan over medium high heat. Add the coconut oil, then the onion, and sauté for about 3 minutes, or until softened. Add the garlic and ginger and cook for another 30 seconds, then stir in the salt, turmeric, and pepper. Add the rice and cook, stirring, for a minute. Pour the water into the pot and increase the heat to high. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to simmer for about 40 minutes, or until all the liquid has been absorbed.
    2 teaspoons coconut oil, 1 small yellow onion, 2 cloves garlic, 1 thumb ginger, 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, 1/2 teaspoon turmeric, 1/2 teaspoon pepper, 160 grams short grain brown rice, 2 cups water or vegetable stock*

Butternut Squash

  • Heat the oven to 180°C (350°F). Place the squash on a large, rimmed baking sheet and add the oil and spices. Use your hands to mix until the squash is coated, then bake for 30-35 minutes, or until soft and golden.
    1/2 medium, 2 teaspoons olive oil, 1/2 teaspoon sea salt, 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/2 teaspoon pepper

Mustard Cabbage Slaw

  • Core and slice the cabbage as thinly as possible. If you have a mandolin, you can use it, or a very sharp knife. Place the sliced cabbage into a medium bowl, and add the vinegar, oil, mustard, honey, salt, and pepper. Use your hands to massage the cabbage until it’s coated in the dressing, and let it sit for at least 10 minutes before serving. Leftovers will only keep for a day.
    1/2 napa cabbage, 3 tablespoons apple cider vinegar, 3 tablespoons olive or walnut oil, 1 teaspoon dijon mustard**, 1/2 teaspoon honey or maple syrup, 1/4 teaspoon sea salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper

Spicy Black Beans

  • Heat a frying pan over medium heat with the oil. Add the beans and spices, and cook, stirring, for about two minutes to heat the beans and coat them with the spices. Adjust the amount of cayenne pepper to suit your tastes.
    1 teaspoon coconut oil, 170 grams cooked black beans, 1/4 teaspoon cumin, 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper, 1/4 teaspoon paprika, Salt and pepper to taste
  • To assemble, halve each element and place into bowls. Top with pomegranate seeds and serve immediately.

Notes

• The turmeric rice was inspired by this recipe from The Full Helping.
* I always use water. If you use vegetable stock, reduce the salt and add it to taste when the rice is finished cooking.
** If you don’t like mustard that much, use a 1/2 teaspoon instead.

Nutrition

Serving: 2people Calories: 547kcal Carbohydrates: 80g Protein: 14g Fat: 21g Saturated Fat: 7g Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g Sodium: 1200mg Fiber: 17g Sugar: 14g
© Alexandra Daum
Course: Autumn, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Diet Gluten Free, Vegan
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  1. natalie says

    March 3, 2022 at 4:05 am

    Delicious!! I love the black beans and the author is so authentic and candid- thank you for sharing your story. hang in there for continued better days and I am rooting for you

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  2. Alexandra Daum says

    November 21, 2017 at 7:40 pm

    <3 I hope the more we talk about it, the less isolating it becomes. You've been so instrumental in helping open a dialogue, I think, for plant-based bloggers to talk about mental illness. That rice really is the best! 🙂

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  3. Gena says

    November 17, 2017 at 6:03 pm

    I really appreciate your sharing so candidly and bravely about your depression, Alexandra. It takes courage to speak about an experience that can be so isolating! I'm so happy that you're at a place right now where you feel a sense of peace and calm, and it sounds as if you have the tools you need to take good care of your mind and body as you move forward.

    In the meantime, these bowls! Yum. Can't wait to try them, and so happy that my turmeric rice could make an appearance 🙂

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  4. Alexandra Daum says

    November 15, 2017 at 8:16 am

    Hi Melissa, I'm so happy to see you here!! I'm also not a fan of golden milk. If it's not chocolate milk I don't want it, hah. I started eating the turmeric rice for the same reason and it's by far the best way, in my opinion, to get more turmeric into our diets!

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  5. Alexandra Daum says

    November 15, 2017 at 8:15 am

    Thanks, Laurel! One of my favourite ways to have black beans 🙂

    Reply
  6. Melissa says

    November 15, 2017 at 5:31 am

    coming over from Instagram to see the recipe (I'm sweet.bee.garden), this looked just delicious! I've been trying to get more tumeric in my diet (and tried the whole golden milk crazy but not my thing) so this rice sounds great!

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  7. Laurel says

    November 13, 2017 at 9:31 pm

    This Nourish Bowl is everything good about Fall food! And those spicy black beans…. can it get any better?!

    Reply

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