In an effort to make more meal prep friendly meals, we have an easy bowl meal that can literally be made in 5 minutes, as long as everything is prepped ahead of time!
And, if you saw my post on Instagram, I recently rekindled with hummus, so that’s great news!
I love springing for the “Mediterranean bowls” at veggie-forward restaurants. I love anything made with tahini, I love feta, and I love a good grain bowl.
The arugula in tahini dressing give this bowl meal a salad-like base and gives the bowl the “dressing” it needs. When I ate this, I’d make a forkful of everything and dip it in the hummus in the middle. It was fun to eat!
This dish is totally customizable – don’t like quinoa? Try using brown rice instead or cauliflower rice! Don’t do dairy? Omit the feta – it’s not necessary! Want more protein? Chicken or salmon would work best! Make it yours, as always.
And normally, I say to pat dry cucumber noodles after you spiralize them, but here, it’s better if the cucumbers are fresh and have moisture on them – it complements the textures of this bowl better!
And for those of you wondering, I had an amazing birthday yesterday. 31 feels like it’s going to be magical, especially now that I’m officially out of the baby haze! Thanks for all the well wishes!
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Mediterranean Quinoa and Hummus Bowls with Spiralized Cucumbers
Ingredients
- For the bowls:
- 4 cups baby arugula
- 1 cup hummus
- 1 cups cooked quinoa
- 1 large English seedless cucumber Blade A, noodles trimmed
- 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
- ½ cup halved pitted Kalamata olives
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese to garnish
- For the dressing:
- 2 tablespoons warm water plus more if need
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon honey
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- In the bottom of a medium mixing bowl, add the ingredients for the tahini dressing and mix well to combine. Add in the arugula and toss well until dressed. Set aside.
- Place the hummus in the middle of each bowl and load the quinoa, cucumber noodles, tomatoes, olives, and salad around in a circular pattern (or just throw it all in the bowl!) Garnish with feta and serve.
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