DIY food: mole bowl

i got this Mole sauce a while back at CRAFTED – posted about it here – it’s made by San Angel Mole (you can buy it online here!). i love black mole for it’s rich, complex flavor and having it in jarred form makes life even easier…maybe one day i’ll try to make my own.

anyways, in a quick pinch the other night, i made a combo bowl of sauteed rice and beans and onions with steamed green beans, carrots and mushrooms on top, then smothered it with San Angel Black Mole and garnished with a half an avocado! deliiishhhh!

Mr. Kate’s Vegan Mole Bowl with San Angel Black Mole Sauce

Prep It:

10oz of cooked or pre-cooked and frozen brown rice – i used a package of Trader Joe’s frozen brown rice medly
1 can of pinto beans
1 onion choppe
2 carrots sliced
1 cup of mushrooms in quarters
a nice handful of green beans in 1 inch slices
1 avocado sliced
1 lime
oil for sauteing
a pinch of sea salt
a pinch of black pepper
teaspoon of paprika
2 teaspoons of chile powder
a jar of Mole sauce

DO IT!:

saute your onions in oil in a pan – once translucent add a pinch of salt and your pre-cooked rice to heat. add your beans to heat and flavor the mix with your paprika and chile powder.
in a pot with water and a steamer basket, steam your carrots, green beans and mushrooms until bright green/orange but still crisp – don’t overcook!
heat your mole in a sauce pan
serve your bowl in a bowl (duh) with the rice/bean mix at the bottom and the steamed veggies on top – smother with some mole sauce and garnish with sliced avocado and some lime wedges on the side…. yum!