Veggie Fiesta Bowl

With cilantro-lime rice, smoky black beans, sweet corn, avocado, and chipotle cashew crema

🎉 A Plant-Based Fiesta for Cinco de Mayo 🌿

Cinco de Mayo is the perfect excuse (not that we ever need one) to celebrate bold flavors, fresh ingredients, and vibrant, colorful meals that bring people together. While traditional dishes are often the stars of the table, this year I’m bringing something a little different—but just as festive.

Meet the Veggie Fiesta Bowl: a fresh, nourishing take on classic Mexican-inspired flavors, featuring fluffy cilantro-lime rice, smoky black beans, sweet corn, juicy tomatoes, creamy avocado, and the star of the show—a zesty chipotle cashew crema that ties it all together.

This bowl is everything I love about plant-based eating: beautiful, balanced, and deeply satisfying. Whether you’re hosting a backyard party, meal-prepping for the week, or just craving something colorful and crave-worthy, this bowl is your go-to for Cinco de Mayo (and honestly, any day after that too).

✨Ingredients

For the bowl base:

• 1 cup cooked white or brown rice

• Juice + zest of 1 lime

• 2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro

• Pinch of salt

Toppings:

• 1 cup black beans (seasoned with cumin, garlic powder, salt)

• 1/2 cup grilled or sautéed corn kernels

• 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

• 1/2 avocado, diced

• Pickled red onions (optional but delicious)

• Jalapeño slices or hot sauce (optional)

Cashew Crema:

• 1/2 cup soaked cashews

• 2 tsp smoked paprika

• 1 tbsp lime juice

• 1/4 tsp garlic powder

• Salt to taste

• Water to blend (2–4 tbsp)

🥄Instructions

1. Make the rice: Mix cooked rice with lime juice, zest, cilantro, and salt.

2. Warm the beans and season with spices.

3. Blend crema ingredients until smooth and creamy. Adjust with water as needed.

4. Assemble the bowl: Start with rice, then layer beans, corn, tomato, avocado, and onions.

5. Top with chipotle crema and garnish with fresh herbs or jalapeño.

🌟 Make it Your Own

• Add Greens: Incorporate a handful of fresh spinach or arugula for added nutrients.

• Protein Boost: Include grilled tofu or tempeh for additional protein.

Tag @KellysGreenKitchen_ if you try this recipe and let me know how it turned out!