Black bean and brown rice bowl with poached eggs
- Prepare
- less than 30 mins
- Cook
- 30 mins to 1 hour
- Serve
- Serves 2
The simple addition of poached eggs takes this dish from zero to hero in no time. You can even use leftover or pre-cooked rice.
Ingredients
- brown rice: 110驳/3陆辞锄 brown rice, rinsed
- olive oil: 1 tbsp olive oil
- black beans: 400g tin black beans, drained and rinsed
- paprika: 2 tsp smoked paprika
- white wine vinegar: 1 tsp white wine vinegar
- eggs: 2 free-range eggs
- spinach: 50g/2oz spinach
- avocado: 1 avocado, halved and sliced
- feta: 40驳/1陆辞锄 feta, crumbled
- lemon: 陆 lemon, juice only
- black pepper: sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
Bring a saucepan of water to the boil, add the rice and simmer for 30-40 minutes, until tender. Drain and set aside.
Place a little olive oil in a small pan, add the black beans and warm through over a low to medium heat. Stir through the smoked paprika.
Meanwhile, bring another pan of water to the boil, reduce to a simmer and add the white wine vinegar. Gently crack the eggs in one at a time, as close to the water as possible, and poach on a low simmer for 3 minutes.
While the eggs are cooking, add the spinach to the beans and wilt for 2 minutes then season with salt and pepper.
Place the cooked rice in a large bowl, add the spinach and black beans and mix to combine. Spoon the mixture into two serving bowls and top with the poached eggs, slices of avocado and crumbles of feta. Add lemon juice, salt and pepper to taste.
