Last updated on April 27th, 2018 at 04:49 pm
The first time I saw a recipe for a Mediterranean Bowl my initial thought was “WTF is a Mediterranean Bowl?”.
Not much has changed since then.
But here it is, my version of a delicious Mediterranean Bowl.
DELICIOUS.
Seriously, WTF is it?
Well, it’s a bowl with all my favorite things.
It’s got some salad in there, some hummus in there, some chickpeas, some paleo & vegan tzatziki and then some quinoa, which we all agree is very Mediterranean, alright?
One thing I know about this recipe: It’s freakin amazin.
And it’s super healthy and can be made in 5 minutes.
Well of course if you have the hummus, the tzatziki, + the quinoa ready. Other than that – the salad takes a second.
Now, this is the kind of recipe that I would meal prep all the different parts for (except the salad).
I make the hummus, the tzatziki, the quinoa – and keep them in separate containers in the fridge.
Usually not longer than 3 days, because after that: Hello, food poisoning.
Okay, not food poisoning, but a little gross.
As you can see – I’m not great with arranging anything, so the hummus and tzatziki look like they’ve just been slapped on top of everything else.
Well, that’s what I did really.
Here’s the overly complicated process I went through.
First I chopped a cucumber, some tomatoes, some spring onions, some parsley, mixed those in a bowl with some salt and added olive oil, no vinegar (but if you like vinegar – feel free like a bird to add some). Here’s the recipe for a similar salad with feta cheese from a while ago.
Then I grabbed a bowl and started arranging as if I know what I’m doing. First I put in the salad I just made, then added some olives, opened a can of chickpeas, rinsed and drained them – added like a 1/3 cup, then 2-3 tbsp of cooked quinoa, and then slapped around 2 very generous tbsp hummus and a little bit, about a tsp, tzatziki (I had made a paleo version with sunflower sauce like this one but you can also use regular tzatziki). At last I ground some black pepper and that was it.
Mmmmm garlic.
Sometimes I really wonder why I eat anything else. I felt awesome while & after eating this.
This delicious Mediterranean bowl is vegan, gluten-free, full of fiber and antioxidants.
Ingredients
- 1 small cucumber, cubed
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- small bunch of parsley, chopped
- 1-2 spring onions, thinly chopped
- olive oil
- 7-8 olives
- 1/3 cup chickpeas, canned, rinsed & drained
- 2 tbsp hummus
- 1 tbsp tzatziki
- 2-3 tbsp quinoa, cooked
- black pepper, freshly ground
Instructions
- Salad: Wash the vegetables, chop them, place in a mixing bowl. Add olive oil, vinegar, and salt to taste.
- Assemble your bowl: Salad, rinsed and drained chickpeas, the olives, quinoa. In the middle/on top: 2 tbsp hummus and 1 tbsp tzatziki + freshly ground black pepper. Ready.
Notes
Instead of tzatziki, here I used this recipe.
This similar salad would also go well in this bowl (not vegan).
Meal Prep option: Keep all parts of this Mediterranean Bowl in separate containers in the fridge and assemble just before serving. Instead of the fresh salad you can also pre-cut a cucumber and use whole cherry tomatoes.
Hi, my name is Stella and I'm the researcher, writer, editor, recipe developer & eater here at Beauty Bites. You can read more about me 
Great post. Can’t wait to make this bowl, and love the name of your blog! Looking forward to checking out your other posts!
Looks good – but what is the nutrition info?
Looks amazing…im making this tonight for dinner (and then lunch tomorrow!!)
One question….how much olive oil?
thanks Esther! I didn’t measure, but around 1 tsp