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Mediterranean Buddha Bowl


  • Author: Elena Contis
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 Buddha Bowls 1x
  • Diet: Vegan

Description

Meet your new favorite lunch! This Mediterranean buddha bowl is full of nutritious ingredients like brown rice, veggies, chickpeas, and hummus. These bowls are great for meal prepping and easily customizable!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 2 cups cooked brown or white rice*
  • 4 cups romaine lettuce, roughly chopped
  • 2 cups garbanzo beans
  • 2 cups cucumbers, cut into quarters
  • 2 cups cherry tomatoes, cut in half
  • 1 cup red onion, sliced
  • 4 radishes, sliced
  • 1 avocado, sliced
  • 20 kalamata olives, pitted and quartered
  • 1/2 cup hummus
  • 1 lemon, cut into quarters
  • Salt and pepper to taste
  • Optional: drizzle of olive oil or red vinegar

Instructions

  1. Wash, prep, and cut all of the ingredients.
  2. Divide the rice and lettuce into the bottom of each of the four bowls.
  3. Divide the garbanzo beans, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onion, radishes, avocado, and olives evenly between each of the four bowls, and layer over top of the rice and greens.
  4. Top each bowl with hummus, salt, pepper, and a quarter of a lemon.
  5. Optional: drizzle olive oil or red vinegar over each of the bowls.
  6. Serve immediately or store in the refrigerator in an air-tight container for up to five days!

Notes

If you don't like rice, you can use any base you like! Some of my other favorites are rice noodles, soba noodles, quinoa, or more greens!

  • Prep Time: 15 Minutes
  • Cook Time: 0 Minutes
  • Category: Entree
  • Method: Stovetop
  • Cuisine: Mediterranean

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 Buddha Bowl
  • Calories: 643
  • Sugar: 7g
  • Sodium: 335mg
  • Fat: 19.9g
  • Saturated Fat: 3.6g
  • Carbohydrates: 103.1g
  • Fiber: 14.1g
  • Protein: 16.8g
  • Cholesterol: 0mg