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Mexican Street Corn Buddha Bowls with Basil-Lime Vinaigrette are chock full of fresh grilled corn, rice, mixed greens, cabbage, tomato, onion, queso fresco, avocado, and hard-boiled egg – everything you need for a fresh and healthful summer vegetarian meal.
I’m leaving for Iceland today! Headed overseas to hang with Eva and Carey and a bunch of talented individuals from all over the earth in a food and landscape photography workshop. I’ll be soaking up as much photography know-how as possible, taking in the scenery, making new friends.
These Mexican Street Corn Buddha Bowls, my friends…
They’re everything you need in a well-balanced summer meal.
They have a combination of cooked and raw vegetables for vitamins, rice for complex carbs, hard boiled egg, queso fresco, and pistachios for protein and flavor, and this super fresh basil dressing to tie it all together.
The basil-lime vinaigrette can easily be adapted to include any of your favorite herbs. Do you love cilantro? You can make the swap, no problem.
Recipe Prep Tips:
The rice can be cooked and corn can be grilled up to 3 days ahead of time, and stored in tupperware until you’re ready to prepare the rest of the meal.
You can make the basil-lime vinaigrette up to 5 days in advance and stored in a tightly sealed jar in the refrigerator.
The vegetables can be chopped 1 day ahead of time, but for sake of freshness, I recommend doing the chopping the day of.
Recipe Adaptations:
- Omit any of the raw vegetables, or add any raw veggies in, such as carrot, radishes, etc.
- Add any grilled or roasted vegetables, such as onion, sweet potato, zucchini, eggplant, etc.
- Substitute cilantro for the basil in the dressing.
- Use feta instead of queso fresco
- Add grilled chicken, shrimp, or steak to make this a carnivorous bowl.
- Omit the hard boiled egg and queso fresco to make this vegan, and add in plant-based protein of choice, such as black beans.
There you have it – your gateway to a super versatile and adaptable summer bowl of freshness. Have a marvelous week, and bon apetit!
Mexican Street Corn Buddha Bowls
Ingredients
Mexican Street Corn Buddha Bowls:
- 1 cup uncooked white or brown rice
- 5 ounces mixed greens of choice, I used a kale, chard and spinach blend
- 1 ½ cups red cabbage, thinly sliced
- 2 husks corn, grilled
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 1/3 cup red onion, finely chopped
- 1/3 cup queso fresco, crumbled
- ¼ cup pistachios, chopped
- 4 hard boiled eggs, peeled and sliced
- 1 avocado, sliced
Basil-Lime Vinaigrette:
- 1/2 cup olive oil or grapeseed oil
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons pure maple syrup or honey
- 1 jalapeno pepper, seeded chopped
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1/4 cup packed fresh basil leaves, or cilantro
Instructions
Prepare the Basil-Lime Vinaigrette:
- Add all of the ingredients for the dressing to a small blender or food processor, and blend until desired consistency is reached. Transfer to a jar and refrigerate until ready to use.
Prepare the Buddha Bowls:
- Cook the rice according to package instructions.
- While the rice is cooking, prepare the corn. Soak the husks in water for 10 minutes. Preheat the grill to medium-high. Place corn husks on grill and cover. Cook 15 minutes, flipping half-way through, or until husks are blackened and corn on the inside is steamed. Remove the husks from the grill and allow them to cool. Once cool, carefully remove and discard the husks and carefully remove the kernels using a sharp knife.
- Divide the cooked rice between 4 bowls, along with the remaining ingredients. Drizzle desired amount of basil-lime vinaigrette over the bowls and serve.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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OMG, these look sooo yummm!!! I’m loving the Basil Lime Vinaigrette and pinning the recipe to try this yummy bowl soon.
Thanks so much, Molly! I hope you enjoy! xo
This looks AMAZING. I’m definitely going to have to try this soon- thanks for sharing!
Iceland — WOW! That sound amazing, Julia, and I hope you have a wonderful time! I could live off of Mexican street corn and I’m all over these bowls!
Have so much fun!!! The husband and I have been dying to visit Iceland – it looks like such a cool place!
And this bowl! It sounds amazing!
Whoa, now this is a Buddha bowl! It looks amazing, so many colors and flavors!
Love, love, love, buddha bowls especially when you summer them up with fresh corn!
Hey Julia, I’m sure you’ll have an amazing time in Reykjavik. My family and I have been there a few times (it’s a short hop from Glasgow, where I live) and it’s foodie heaven. I pretty much had an out of body experience with a loaf of sourdough and salty butter from Braud and Co bakery. Try Moka for a totally vintage coffee stop, Sushibarinn for sushi and cocktails, and Lemon juice bar for self-righteous raw delights the morning after. Also…duh…the hot dog stall in the square by the tourist office. My nine year old could live there. Enjoy!
Thanks so much for the recommendations, Leah! I’ll definitely check all of those places out. Looking forward to having an out of body experience with a loaf or two of sourdough 😉 xo
what a fun place to travel..and with such talented group of people! enjoy your trip 🙂
The day has finally come!! I’m so excited for you. I know you are going to have the most amazing time and I can’t wait to hear all about it. I’ll be wishing I was there with you! 🙂
Also, these bowls look freaking delicious. All of the flavors sound like a fiesta in your mouth!
These bowls look awesome- love the Mexican street corn flavor, pinning! 🙂