Mediterranean Buddha Bowl With Toasted Chickpea And Halloumi
Ingredients
1 bag Taylor Farms Mediterranean Chopped Kit
2 cups cooked tri-coloured Quinoa (1 cup raw and cooked according to package directions)
1 medium cucumber, thinly sliced
1 cup cherry tomatoes cut in half
1 avocado, pitted, halved, and sliced
200g Halloumi, cut and sliced
1/2 cup red onion, thinly sliced
1 cup Kalamata olives, pitted
1 can chickpeas, rinsed, drained, and dried
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp salt
1 Tbsp chopped flat leaf parsley
Olive oil
Fresh basil and lemon slices to serve
Directions
Prepare Quinoa according to package directions and set aside.
Place rinsed and drained chickpeas over paper towels and dry thoroughly. While quinoa cooks, heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons olive oil. Once the oil is hot, add drained chickpeas, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5-7 minutes (until chickpeas begin to crisp on all sides). In the last couple minutes of cooking, add smoked paprika, ground cumin, and salt, and cook another 2-3 minutes. Remove from stove and sprinkle over chopped flat leaf parsley.
Slice Halloumi into six equal pieces. Heat frying pan over medium heat and add 1 tablespoon olive oil. Carefully place cheese in pan and cook 2-3 minutes per side or until golden in colour. Remove from the pan and set aside.
Assemble bowls, arranging ingredients in its own section of the bowl in a circle! Set out two very large, shallow bowls. To each bowl add 2 cups Taylor Farms Mediterranean Chopped Kit greens, 1 cup cooked quinoa, three slices of the fried Halloumi, half of the sliced cucumbers, half the cut tomatoes, half cup olives, 1 cup toasted chickpeas, 1/2 avocado, 1/4 cup sliced red onions. Using half the Chopped Kit toppings packets, top your Buddha Bowl with feta, crispy flatbread strips, and drizzle over one packet of the basil vinaigrette. Garnish with a few fresh basil leaves and squeeze over a slice or two of lemon juice.
Enjoy!
Recipe courtesy of Rainy Day Bites.
