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

Examples of grain bowl in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For those looking to start off the year on a healthy note, his advice is simple: Build a better grain bowl. —Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025

Pecans can be used to crust fish or chicken, or a garnish for soups, while walnuts add texture to pasta dishes and grain bowls. —Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2024

At his new East Hollywood walk-up window, the veteran of Bouchon Bistro, Otium and Blue Hill at Stone Barns serves grain bowls, salads and other health-minded options that highlight local farms and the freshest bounty. —Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2025

Try buckwheat in place of rice in dishes like grain bowls and soups. 7. —Jillian Kubala, Health, 1 Oct. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

2000, in the meaning defined above