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Greek Meze Power Bowl
Greek power bowl packed with flavor and nutrient-dense ingredients. Easy to make and so good.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 881 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Greek
Ingredients
- 2 Cups cooked bulgur or quinoa
- 2-3 Cup baby spinach
- 2½ tablespoons olive oil Divided
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 10 ounces halloumi cheese sliced
- 2 pita bread cut into triangles
- 4 Pickled Artichokes Cut into halves
- ⅓ pitted kalamata olives
- ½ English cucumber Seeded and diced
- 1 ½ Cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 1 Small red onion sliced
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- A handful of fresh mint, picked
Homemade hummus:
- 14 ounces Chickpeas or garbanzo beans (1 can ) rinsed and drained
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon Tahini
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- Salt and fresh ground pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Place all hummus ingredients in a blender or food processor and blitz until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use.
- Heat 1/2 tablespoon of oil in a skillet or non-stick pan over medium-high heat. Add in Halloumi cheese and fry until golden on both sides, about 3-4 minutes.
- In a salad bowl add baby spinach together with olives, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, mint, 1 tablespoon olive oil, vinegar, salt, and pepper. Toss well to combine.
- Divide the salad between 4 bowls, add in cooked bulgur, top with a spoonful of hummus, Halloumi, artichoke and pita triangles.
- Sprinkle fresh ground pepper and enjoy!
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Notes
- Bulgur:Try finding whole-grain bulgur. You can also switch the bulgur with quinoa which cuts down the calories by 200 almost. It ends up being 681 calories per bowl.
- Halloumi: Watching your calories? you can also remove the halloumi.
Nutrition Information
Calories
881kcal
(44%)
Carbohydrates
109g
(36%)
Protein
37g
(74%)
Fat
36g
(55%)
Saturated Fat
14g
(70%)
Sodium
1483mg
(62%)
Potassium
881mg
(25%)
Fiber
24g
(96%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
2445IU
(49%)
Vitamin C
30.5mg
(34%)
Calcium
847mg
(85%)
Iron
5.5mg
(31%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 881
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 881kcal | 44% |
| Carbohydrates | 109g | 36% |
| Protein | 37g | 74% |
| Fat | 36g | 55% |
| Saturated Fat | 14g | 70% |
| Sodium | 1483mg | 62% |
| Potassium | 881mg | 19% |
| Fiber | 24g | 96% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 2445IU | 49% |
| Vitamin C | 30.5mg | 34% |
| Calcium | 847mg | 85% |
| Iron | 5.5mg | 31% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.