• boyle014 on June 15, 2020

  I really like this book. It's extremely versatile. I believe the secret to a great bowl is the dressing, and this has tons of great possibilities--sweet, savory, spicy, whatever. It's got ideas from all over the world. Yum!

• Tweedles81 on December 25, 2019

  This is a great book! I want to make all of the recipes! I especially appreciate that there is detailed nutritional info for each recipe at the end of the book. We made the Quinoa Taco Salad yesterday, and it was AMAZING! I can easily see myself making this at least once a week. In the future, I will double the recipe just to have added components on hand for leftovers. My husband and I are trying to prep healthy lunches for work and I think this book will be our go-to for that! Thank you ATK!

Notes about Recipes in this book

• Mediterranean tuna salad bowl

  • eliza on January 09, 2024

    I totally agree with Tweedles81 that this was a delicious meal. I used baby spinach as the base and had to omit the beans (but I’m sure they would be delicious), so I increased the celery and spinach to compensate. I mixed in the serving bowls to decrease amount of washing up. Will def repeat this yummy bowl.

  • Tweedles81 on September 12, 2020

    Another winner from Bowls! This was absolutely delicious with a flavor profile that was new and unique to me. We also used mixed greens as our base. The celery added a nice complexity and the acid in the dressing was just right. We subbed in hot smoked salmon for the tuna and Trader Joe’s canned gigante beans in sauce for the cannelini beans. This took about 15 minutes start to finish. We will definitely make this again.

• Forbidden rice bowl with salmon

  • eliza on January 23, 2024

    I really enjoyed this bowl since I love salmon and black rice. I did reduce the amount of black rice by about half and that was plenty for me. The lime dressing played well with the rich salmon and sweet rice. I replaced radish with small turnips from the garden and they tasted great. Will def repeat this one.

  • Tweedles81 on August 31, 2020

    This was an okay dish. The salmon was the star. The lime, ginger, and mirin sauce was okay but it did not tie everything together as much as it could have. This was good and fairly easy - may make again.

• Roasted cauliflower and brown butter noodle bowl

  • eliza on January 05, 2024

    My first bowl from this book and it was very tasty and easy. I had made the roasted cauliflower with dukkah from David Lebovitz so I used that instead of the book’s cauliflower recipe. I also reduced the butter by half and sprinkled some dukkah on at the end. Will repeat.

• Spiced pepitas

  • eliza on December 02, 2023

    Very easy and quick topping for a variety of bowls. I used half pepitas half sunflower seeds. Keeps well in the fridge ready to sprinkle on.

• Indian-spiced chicken zoodle bowl

  • dinnermints on March 24, 2021

    Delicious! The chicken is cut into 1/2" pieces and tossed with lots of garlic and some garam masala, then cooked in a nonstick pan. I had my doubts this would work very well (especially since I tripled the recipe), but it cooked up quickly without the chicken overcooking. I'm not into spiralizing, so I served this over brown rice. The toasted cashews were a great texture/flavor addition on top, and I sprinkled some Kashmiri chile powder on my portion for some heat. The herb-yogurt sauce in the same book is excellent with this. To make up for the lack of veggies, I roasted up some cauliflower steaks and winter squash to serve alongside.

• Golden bulgur bowl

  • Lottabooks on July 23, 2023

    Couldn't find turkey sausage, used chicken, BUT, I thought based on photo I needed the precooked kind. No - see step 1 of instructions to cook to 160 degrees. I should have used RAW chicken (mild Italian flavor) sausage. Worked OK, but next time use the raw sausage. Good with the extra pine nuts.

• Crispy tempeh

  • VineTomato on December 12, 2021

    Was disappointed. No flavour and certainly not delicious or crispy enough to warrant a deep fry. Won't be making again. It's a shame, I was looking forward to this.

• Shrimp pad Thai bowl

  • stef on April 16, 2020

    This was good but a pad Thai member who eats it often felt something missing, it should have been more spicy. I enjoyed it

  • jay.moe on August 26, 2022

    Used premade Pad Thai Sauce in place of lime-fish sauce. Substituted the whites of the scallions for the shallots, although both could be used. Used salted dry-roasted peanuts, which the salt was a much needed addition to the dish. It definitely needed more than the pinch of salt recommended in the recipe. Next time would add some chili oil for a bit of spice. Everyone enjoyed this dish.

• Curried coconut shrimp soup

  • stef on January 11, 2021

    A delicious soup. Sweet potatoes add a nice touch. Instead Thai green paste I used red. It has a sweet sour combination. Repeat

• Farro bowl with tofu, mushrooms, and spinach

  • stef on April 16, 2020

    My tofu hating dh loved it prepared this way. It was nice and crispy. Sauce was great with farro, spinach and mushrooms. Will make again.

• Smoked salmon Niçoise bowl

  • stef on June 06, 2020

    A delicious lunch on the patio. Made with no changes, served with baked bread and a glass of cremant

• Turkey meatball and barley bowl

  • sarahawker on March 17, 2023

    Needed a bit more flavor and/or toppings but husband and son liked this a lot.

• Sriracha-lime tofu salad bowl

  • katenolan on July 07, 2023

    Def need herbs to balance fish sauce funk. Tofu took more than 6-8 minutes to brown, but I’m new to cooking tofu.

• Sichuan stir-fry bowl

  • meginyeg on April 07, 2022

    This was decent enough. Quick and tasty.

  • jay.moe on January 30, 2022

    This recipe was good as written however, a family member stated they would rather have bean sprouts than water chestnuts. Note that it only serves 2, but it would be easy to double.

• Shakshuka bowl

  • meginyeg on January 12, 2023

    This was ok. Not mu favorite shakshuka. The beans made it a bit more filling.

• Kimchi beef noodle soup

  • meginyeg on March 09, 2023

    I was skeptical about this being good when I started making it but it really did turn out tasty. It isn't spectacular but it is a nice quick week day supper.

• Seared tuna poke bowl

  • anya_sf on January 30, 2022

    Very tasty. I used mandarin orange instead of mango and added cucumber and cooked rice for a more substantial dinner bowl.

• Green pork posole bowl

  • katiesue28 on April 17, 2024

    This was fast and delicious! I highly recommend topping it with some extra additions of chopped radish, cilantro, sour cream, feta, and some broken tortilla chips.

• Weeknight bibimbap

  • mgmcewen on November 07, 2020

    Really good, the mushrooms have an excellent umami flavor, the sauce is just the right amount of sweet/spicy, and the crispy rice is a really nice touch texturally

  • BadSuzanna on February 20, 2022

    Time consuming the first few times I made it, had to flip back and forth between four different pages. But so good. Sometimes I just thin out some Nguyen sauce (from Emily burger) for the sauce since I don’t like sesame oil. Sometimes I do different vegetables like peppers or roasted sweet potatoes. I always include spinach. Doesn’t have to be baby spinach. I like to top it with sesame seeds. I usually serve 2 eggs per person.

• Chimichurri couscous bowl

  • Tweedles81 on September 13, 2020

    This was good, but a lot of work. I would suggest drizzling the olive oil in while the food processor is running (vs. dumping it all in once at the beginning). I will try out other recipes in this book before coming back to this one.

  • Logan92995 on September 15, 2023

    I liked this. I thought all of the components came together really well to make a well rounded bowl. The chimichurri sauce itself was okay to me. Not being the biggest fan of parsley, I couldn't get past the at-times metallic taste of it in the sauce. Overall though, it didn't hinder the dish substantially. Used chicken instead of the suggested tofu, as I not the biggest fan of tofu.

• Chicken chow mein bowl

  • jay.moe on August 21, 2022

    I substituted broccolini for the carrots and brown beech mushrooms for the shiitakes. For extra crunch, I added the optional chopped toasted cashews and bean sprouts. This made an excellent meal that everyone really liked. Next time I will add a little corn starch to the liquid to make more of a sauce rather than a broth. This was so good!

  • jvozoff on February 20, 2024

    Added zucchini to veggies, used chicken thighs, and used spaghetti. A simple, quick, tasty, and versatile recipe for cleaning out the veggie drawer.

• Big batch quinoa pilaf

  • Shewi128 on January 06, 2022

    Great & simple way of making quinoa. I often substitute vegetable broth for water or chicken broth.

• Black bean soup

  • mdw72 on April 16, 2020

    Half recipe. I used one can of black beans and one of (northern) white. I used regular mushrooms. Good with just yogurt topping.

  • matthewz on January 02, 2021

    The soup created as written is okay. It certainly benefits from the creamy avocado dressing, though a squeeze of lime juice and pickled jalapenos works too. Was able to get six single cup portions from the recipe. For those on Weight Watchers "blue plan" a single serving (1/6th of recipe) is 1 point and 1 tbs of the creamy avocado dressing is 1 point.

• Creamy miso-ginger noodle bowl

  • BadSuzanna on January 03, 2022

    Tasty but needed some chicken, tofu, avocado or more veg to make it a meal. Next time will shred the cabbage in processor or on mandolins because hand cut was too crunchy.

• Mexican street-corn chowder

  • matthewz on January 04, 2021

    Easy to throw together on a weeknight, season well and the flavor is delicious. Recipe calls to puree roughly half of the soup, next time I will puree the entire soup. The poblanos and chorizo offer plenty of texture and the pureed broth draws out more of the corn flavor.

• Bun cha noodle bowl

  • Logan92995 on January 12, 2023

    Very delicious bowl. Took a little more prep time than I had anticipated. Added some cilantro for a little extra flavor.

• Green goodness salad bowl

  • jvozoff on December 30, 2023

    Was tasty - not crazy brilliant but solid. Would use spinach mix next time.

• Skillet burrito bowl

  • jvozoff on December 31, 2023

    Not crazy knockout delicious, but a tasty solid weeknight meal. Would add extra veg next time.