This amazing vegan fajita bowl recipe is going to be your next favorite healthy meal! Includes black beans, peppers, sweet onions, spices, a speedy pico de gallo and a super simple avocado sauce. Served over whole grains of your choice plus some crunchy romaine, this recipe is great for meal-prep and makes for a perfect lunch or dinner.
cooked rice or other whole grains of your choiceabout ½ cup per bowl, see notes
romaine lettucefinely sliced, about ¾ cup per bowl
15ozcanned black beansrinsed and drained
2large colorful peppers (red, orange or yellow)
1large sweet oniondivided (¼ cup is kept for the salsa)
8ozmushrooms
3cloves of garliccrushed, divided
For the quick salsa
1cupcherry tomatoes (20-25 tomatoes)chopped
¼cupsweet onionfinely chopped
1clove of garliccrushed
½-1tbsplime or lemon juiceor to taste
salt to taste
For the avocado cilantro sauce
1large avocado
⅓cupcilantrochopped
1tbsplime or lemon juiceor to taste
1green onionsliced
1clove of garliccrushed
saltto taste
1-4tbspwater to taste, to thin out the sauce
For the fajita spice mix (or half a packet of store-bought fajita spices mix (3-3½ teaspoons total))
1tspchili powder
½tspcumin powder
½tspsmoked paprika
½tspdried oregano
½tspcoconut or brown sugar
¼tsponion powder
¼tspgarlic powder
Instructions
In a small bowl, combine the fajita spices and set aside.
Keep ¼ cup of the sweet onion and finely chop it. For the remaining of the onion, slice it in thick layers.
Fajita veggies
Warm up a little oil (if using, I like olive oil spray) in a large non-stick pan and then, add the sliced onion and peppers. Sprinkle the fajita spices mix over with a little salt, stir well and cook for 4-5 minutes.
Then, add the mushrooms, garlic and keep cooking for 4-5 more minutes or until the vegetables are tender, but still a little crunchy. If the pan gets too dry, then add some water to the pan, about 1-2 tablespoons at the time. Taste and adjust salt to your liking.
Quick salsa
While the vegetables are cooking, make the salsa. In a medium bowl, combine the reserved finely chopped onion (¼ cup) with the chopped cherry tomatoes, garlic and lime juice. Add salt to taste and stir well. Set aside.
Avocado mash
Also while the vegetables are cooking, simply mash the avocado on a plate using a fork as smooth as you wish and transfer to a medium bowl. Then, add the cilantro, lime juice, green onion, garlic and salt to taste. If you want to make it thinner, then add a little water 1-2 tablespoon at the time.
To serve
When ready to eat, add some cooked rice to your bowl and top with some black beans (heat them up first if you want), romaine lettuce, fajita vegetable mixture and the cherry tomato salsa. Dollop some of the avocado sauce over and garnish with more cilantro and green onions, if desired. Enjoy!
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Notes
Store leftovers in an air-tight container in the fridge for 2-3 days. It is best to keep each component apart from each other and reheat the vegetables, beans and rice before serving.
You can meal-prep ahead and cook a larger batch of rice to use over the week, which would make this recipe super quick. If you don't have much time, then you can cook quinoa (cooks faster). I also LOVE keeping frozen cooked brown rice in the freezer for busy days.
The avocado sauce will brown if resting for too long, so it is best to make it just before ready to eat.
For a SPEEDY weeknight dinner, then use frozen cooked rice (reheat quickly on the stove or microwave), store-bought pico de gallo and pre-made guacamole from the grocery store.
You can also use store-bought fajita spices mix. Most packaging contains 1 ounce of spices, which means about 6 teaspoons. In that case, you will only need half of the packaging, so keep the extra for another recipe!
Nutrition: please note that the nutritional information is an estimate per serving provided for informational purposes only (calculated by software) and accuracy is not guaranteed. Consult with your healthcare provider or a registered dietitian if you need precise nutrition calculations for health reasons.