The Best Sauces for Rice Bowls
The best way to elevate your rice bowl is to add a flavorful sauce! These tasty condiments are the perfect thing to drizzle on top of any combination of veggies and grains.
I love making rice or grain bowls for a quick and easy meal. It’s a great way to use up leftover vegetables in the fridge, and you can easily mix and match what you have on hand. The secret to making a delicious rice bowl is adding a tasty sauce on top! Here are some of my favorite sauces for rice bowls.
Sauces for Rice Bowls
This burrito sauce recipe is perfect for adding flavor and spice to your favorite burrito bowl! It’s easy to make and uses simple ingredients,
This creamy Green Goddess sauce is loaded with fresh herbs for a tasty dressing that is packed with flavor! This one is perfect drizzled over a variety of vegetables and grains.
This simple cilantro sauce is delicious drizzled on top of your favorite rice bowl! It's a great one to pair with black beans or pinto beans, peppers, and rice!
This creamy sauce is made with unique ingredients to create a deliciously flavorful dressing that is perfect for any rice bowl. Nutritional yeast gives it a lightly cheesy flavor while almonds create a thick, creamy dressing.
Try it over any Mediterranean-inspired bowl that includes vegetables or falafel.
This spicy cilantro sauce, often called Zhoug or Skhug, is a delicious sauce to drizzle over a rice bowl topped with roasted chickpeas or crispy halloumi. This zhoug sauce recipe is simple and delicious!
If you love the flavor of roasted red peppers, you’ll be addicted to this easy Romesco sauce! It’s the perfect sauce for a rice bowl topped with roasted vegetables!
This homemade taco sauce is an easy way to add flavor to your favorite taco-themed rice bowls! It’s made with a few basic pantry staples, and it's a great way to add flavor to a bowl made with rice and beans!
If you're enjoying a Mediterranean-inspired rice bowl, drizzle on some of this homemade tzatziki sauce! It's rich and creamy but easy to make.
This peanut sauce recipe is only 5 ingredients but it's packed with flavor! Drizzle it on a rice bowl topped with your favorite stir-fried veggies!
This tahini sauce is simple to make, but it adds a lovely flavor to any rice bowl! It's creamy, salty, and savory with a hint of umami flavor. Pair it with roasted vegetables or a rice bowl topped with stir fried veggies.
More Rice Bowl Ideas
Feel free to get creative with your grains! You can use white rice, brown rice, or other grains like barley, farro, or quinoa. This farro grain bowl is a great one and you only need a few ingredients. For toppings, I like to add a variety of roasted vegetables. Try broccoli, cauliflower, bell peppers, squash, and/or sweet potatoes. If you want to add more greens, add a handful of spinach, kale, or arugula to the bottom of your bowl, then add your grain, veggies, and sauce. If you want to add extra protein to your bowl, think about adding lentils, chickpeas, shelled edamame, tempeh, or tofu to the bowl!
