Yum Yum Rice Bowls with Knockoff Yumm Sauce Recipe

This meatless recipe, Yum Yum Rice Bowls with Knockoff Yumm Sauce Recipe, leans on Warm, Canned black beans and Chopped olives. It makes one batch and takes about 20 minutes.

• Ready in 20 minutes

Ingredients

Yum Yum Bowls

• Warm , cooked brown or white rice, quinoa, or other “base”
• Canned black beans , rinsed and drained (warmed lightly, if desired, or for extra yumminess)
• Chopped olives
• Chopped red , green, yellow or orange peppers
• Chopped tomatoes
• Chopped or shredded cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese
• Chopped avocados
• Chopped , fresh cilantro
• Sour cream
• Salsa

Yumm Sauce

• ½ cup avocado , canola, or vegetable oil
• ½ cup slivered almonds
• 1 cup canned Great Northern or Garbanzo beans , rinsed and drained
• ½ cup water
• ½ cup light coconut milk , from a can
• ½ cup fresh lemon juice , from about 3 large lemons
• 2 garlic cloves , minced
• ½ teaspoon coarse , kosher salt
• Pinch of coarsely ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon curry powder
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 2 to 3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
• ⅓ cup nutritional yeast

Instructions

1. For the Yumm sauce, add the oil, almonds, beans and water to a blender. Process until very smooth, 1-2 minutes (or as long as needed).
2. Add the coconut milk, lemon juice, garlic, salt, pepper, curry powder, oregano, cilantro and nutritional yeast. Process again until creamy and smooth. Add additional water to thin out the sauce, if needed. Store in the refrigerator until ready to serve (this tastes best after it's had time to rest - even several days - but you can also use it right away).
3. For the Yum Yum Bowls, layer rice or quinoa in the bottom of a bowl. Add black beans and a healthy dollop of Yum Yum sauce and salsa. Follow it with all the toppings your little heart desires (peppers, olives, cheese, tomatoes, avocados, fresh cilantro, sour cream, and more salsa and yum yum sauce, if desired).
4. Dig in!

Give it a minute off the heat, then serve it while it is still hot.