The Super Bowl is almost here, and we want to share one of our favorite easy ways to celebrate that everyone can enjoy—Super Food Bowls! The great thing about these bowls is that you can prepare all the ingredients in advance, and then everyone can create their own version, whether it’s vegan, vegetarian, or carnivorous, so that everyone is happy. We love bowls because they’re warm, satisfying, and nourishing, and they’re a perfect way to include vegetables in the celebration.
Bowls can be based on almost any theme imaginable, and here are helpful tips for incorporating vegetables into these Super Bowls (including but not limited to veggie bowls):
Try cauliflower rice as your base. Flavor it with cilantro microgreens, crushed garlic, lime juice, and salt. Think of the rainbow. How many colorful vegetables can you add to your bowl? Not only will this make your Super Bowls very Instagram-able because of how beautiful they’ll be, but you’ll also benefit from all the phytonutrients (like cancer-fighting antioxidants) that make the vegetables so colorful.
Bengals fans: We encourage the use of carrots, sweet potatoes, or squash: Go, Orange! Keep the faith in your scrappy underdog team.
Rams fans: Yellow peppers in your bowl with blueberries as a sweet snack on the side will show your true blue (and yellow) loyalty.
Fermented vegetables add interesting flavors, textures, and colors to a bowl while also packing a probiotic punch. They are a great way to support healthy digestion, and vegetable-based dressings and sauces are a wonderful way to add flavor to bowls.
Having a few different dressings or sauces allows your guests to be creative as they build their own bowls. Using unfiltered olive oil in place of soybean oil helps you to absorb vitamins A, D, E, and K seven times better. Everyone loves a little crunch.
Try quickly heating garlic roots in oil until crispy, and then use them to garnish your bowl. It adds delicious garlic flavor and crunch.
You can also use veggies in place of grain-based carbs, and if you want to pull out all of the stops, here are two recipes to consider:
No matter which team you root for—and no matter what vegetables you use—enjoy the day!