Fresh Restaurant's Avocado Bowl

25 mins Prep Time

45 mins Cook Time

Written By

Robin Winship

Dating all the way back to 1999, Fresh has been a pioneer in paving the way for plant-based food in Toronto. Since their early days of success, Fresh Restaurants have opened multiple locations all across the city, as well as a location in Los Angeles.

Still doling out all your vegan favourites through delivery and takeout, Fresh intends to continue catering to the city through this unprecedented time. If an ungodly amount of time at home has got you cooking up a storm, try your hand at making Fresh's avocado bowl. If you can't get enough of these hearty and creative salads and bowls, check out Fresh's cookbook for even more inspiration.

If you give this recipe a shot, make sure to post up your creation on Instagram and tag @tastetoronto and @freshrestaurants!

Ingredients

Avocado Bowl

3 cups cooked brown basmati rice or soba noodles
6 tbsp Beach Sauce (recipe below)
½ cup chickpeas
12 grape tomatoes, halved
1 avocado, sliced or chopped
1 cup sunflower sprouts
1 cup chopped pea sprouts
4 tbsp chopped red onion
4 tbsp sliced almonds or nuts of your choice
4 lemon wedges
Hot sauce to taste (optional)

Beach Sauce

¾ cup (175 ml) extra virgin olive oil
¼ cup (60 ml) tamari
1 ½ tsp mixed dry herbs of your choice (e.g. oregano, basil, dill, thyme, marjoram, sage)

Directions

Beach Sauce

1 Steps

Step 1

Put everything into a mason jar and shake well.

Assembly

5 Steps

Step 1

Put rice or soba into two large bowls.
Step 2

Drizzle 1 ½ tbsp of the Beach Sauce over the rice in each bowl.
Step 3

Top rice with chickpeas, tomatoes, avocado, sunflower and pea sprouts and onion.
Step 4

Scatter almonds over top. Drizzle each bowl with remaining 1 ½ tbsp of Beach Sauce.
Step 5

Serve with lemon wedges.