Here Comes the Sun Breakfast Bowl
A nourishing breakfast bowl featuring roasted sweet potatoes, grains, kale, and sunny-side up eggs, topped with a creamy kefir-parsley dressing. This protein-rich bowl combines wholesome ingredients for a bright and energizing start to your day.
Ingredients
- •2 whole small sweet potatoes
- •1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- •½ cup uncooked farro, wild rice, or freekeh (whole or cracked)
- •1 cup water
- •1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- •1 pinch Maldon sea salt
- •1 cup chopped kale
- •1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- •1 cup organic plain whole-milk kefir
- •1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- •½ cup extra virgin olive oil
- •2 tablespoons lemon juice or sherry vinegar
- •4 whole large brown eggs
- •1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- •1 can (16-ounce) can black beans, drained
- •½ cup diced Heirloom tomatoes (red
- •yellow
- •green)
- •plus extra for garnish
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Preheat the oven to 450°F.
5 min
- 2.
Rub the sweet potatoes with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, then wrap them in foil and roast until a small knife easily pierces the sweet potato, about 20 minutes. When cool enough to handle, cut them into 1/2-inch-thick slices
20 min
- 3.
In a rice cooker: Combine your chosen grain with the water, 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, and 1 pinch of the sea salt. Cook according to the rice cooker instructions.
45 min
- 4.
On the stovetop: In a saucepan, combine your chosen grain with the water, 1 tablespoon the olive oil, and 1 pinch of the salt and bring to a soft boil. Reduce to a simmer, cover, and cook over low heat until done, about 45 minutes for farro, wild rice and whole freekeh; 20 minutes for cracked freekeh.
45 min
- 5.
While the grains and sweet potatoes are cooking: In a medium sauté pan, heat 1 tablespoon of the olive oil over medium-high heat. Add the kale and sauté until soft, 3 to 4 minutes. (Add a small amount of water if the kale begins to stick or turn too brown.) Season with a pinch of salt and set aside.
4 min
- 6.
In a bowl, whisk together the kefir, parsley, 1/2 cup olive oil, a pinch of salt, and the lemon juice. Set aside.
5 min
- 7.
In the same pan as the kale, cook the eggs in the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil to sunny-side up perfection, seasoning with sea salt toward the end.
5 min
- 8.
Place the sautéed kale in a wide, deep bowl. Sprinkle with black beans, cooked grains, tomatoes, and sweet potato. Drizzle with the dressing, then slide the eggs on top before enjoying.
5 min