grain bowl

noun

plural grain bowls
: a dish typically consisting of an individual portion of a cooked grain (such as rice, quinoa, or farro) served in a bowl with accompaniments such as vegetables, beans, meat or fish, and sauce
Like many cooks I know, I don't always follow recipes for grain bowls at home. Instead, I tend to use up what I have in the fridge and pantry, mixing and matching, figuring out how to make odds and ends delicious.Tejal Rao
Arrange, don't mix. Part of a grain bowl's appeal is the visual distinctiveness of its various parts—toss it all together, and it's no longer eye candy.Carrie Dennett

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Open a can and add it to salads, grain bowls, pasta, or toast for protein and omega-3s. Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 27 Feb. 2025 The restaurant — serving salads, wraps, sandwiches, grain bowls, paninis and soups — is opening a restaurant in Overland Park’s burgeoning Bluhawk development in July. Jenna Thompson, Kansas City Star, 25 Feb. 2025 Simply remove them from the package, slice them, and add them to salads, grain bowls, soups, and pasta, or eat them on their own. Elizabeth Barnes, Verywell Health, 14 Feb. 2025 People who want vegetarian dishes will often have to choose an only slightly varied grain bowl or smoothie week after week. Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for grain bowl

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First Known Use

2000, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grain bowl was in 2000

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“Grain bowl.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grain%20bowl. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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