Mediterranean Grain Bowl
Recipe Courtesy Whole Foods
What’s the easiest way to add more plants to your week? Bowls! Not only are they effortless to whip up for dinner, but they’re also totally customizable. Start with your favorite whole grain or veggie noodle, then add vegetables, nuts, seeds, legumes, protein and whatever else you please. This veggie-packed Mediterranean grain bowl boasts big, bright flavors and comes together quickly on a weeknight. Start with our pre-cooked 365 by Whole Foods Market Quinoa and Bulgur Wheat Blend, then pile on a lemony-herby cucumber-chickpea salad, briny kalamata olives, toasted pine nuts and more.
Ingredients
Method
In a medium bowl, whisk together lemon juice and olive oil with parsley, mint, dill, salt and pepper.
Add cucumber and toss, then spoon cucumber into a separate bowl, leaving the herb mixture behind.
Next, add the garbanzo beans to the herb mixture, toss to coat and set aside.
To assemble, place ½ cup cooked grains in each of the 4 serving bowls.
Add spring mix to bowls, then top with cucumbers, garbanzo beans, avocados, beets, olives and pine nuts.
Tuck a wedge of lemon into each bowl and serve.
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