What's In Your 'Soul' Bowl?

Soul Bowl with black eyed peas + collards+ sweet potatoes over rice blend

The trend to be healthy and live a healthy lifestyle is seemingly becoming more of a permanent way of life for many.  And why not?  Like exercise, it's a process that ultimately improves hour life and makes you feel good.  And with a world of full of culinary creations like the trend of healthy 'bowls', the possibilities are endless!  Enter: my Soul Bowl!  

Usually the typical breakfast bowls are made up of a thicker smoothie base topped with chia, hemp, flax, nuts, fruit, etc.  The more savory bowls for say lunch and/or dinner, generally involve a grain base such as rice, pasta, quinoa, etc., topped with veggies and protein.  With that in mind, I present to you the AC Art Of Food, Soooooouuuuul Bowwwwwwwwl! lol!!  Yep, it's all in the name!  I simply took a few Sunday dinner favorites and remixed them into something current and trendy...oh, and deliciously healthy!  With a simple brown rice blend base, topped with hearty soul food fixins', how do you go wrong?  You don't!  This Soul Bowl is super easy to assemble, quick, filing, delicious, and healthy! 

Want to create our own Soul Bowl?  What are your favorite soul comfort food dishes that you'd like to see in a bowl?  Do me a favor and let me know below in the comments and I'll be sure to re-invent your bowl and post it!

ACAOF Soul Bowl

• Cooked brown and black rice
• Air fried Abstract Sweet potatoes (regular oven roasted works fine as well)
• Saute'ed collard greens sautéed in garlic, olive oil, and shallots
• Prepared black eyed peas

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1. Line the bottom base of your bowl with rice blend.
2. Assemble sweet potatoes topping the rice blend and covering 1/3 of the bowl .
3. Assemble 1/3 of the remaining vegetables atop the rice blend.
4. Add a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and dig in!

And that's it- enjoy!