📖 Greek Tabbouleh Bowl with Chickpeas

bowl with Greek topping a tabbouleh: feta, hummus, black olives, chickpeas and half a lemon the side, a few leaves of mint.

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📖 Greek Tabbouleh Bowl with Chickpeas

This Greek Tabbouleh Bowl with chickpeas is a fresh and wholesome meal. Colourful and flavourful with the aroma of mint mixed with the olive oil, this recipe calls for juicy tomatoes and pepper with the extra Greek touch with Kalamata olives, feta, cucumber, and hummus.

Prep Time20

Total Time20

Course: lunch, Side Dish

Cuisine: Mediterranean, middle eastern

Servings: portions

Calories: 485kcal

Author: Mélanie

Equipment

1 knife
1 chopping board
1 Large mixing bowl

Ingredients

1 cup couscous grain
1 and half cup boiling water check the packaging of the couscous grain you bought to make sure it calls for the different ratio as some have a 1:1 ratio
3 tomatoes juicy
1 pepper preferably red, yellow or orange
2 branches mint chopped, without the stem
4 tablespoon olive oil
2 tbsp lemon juice
½ teaspoon Salt or to taste
½ red onion
¼ cup Kalamata olives
½ cup chickpeas
½ cucumber
½ cup feta
4 tablespoon hummus generous

Instructions

Wash and dry all the vegetables.
In a large bowl, pour the couscous grains and add the water. Stir well and cover. Let it sit (10 minutes)
Finely dice the tomatoes, pepper and chopped the mint.
Uncover your couscous grain and fluff it. Add tomato, pepper, and mint.
In a ramekin, stir in lemon juice, olive oil and salt. Pour it over the tabbouleh and mix well.
Slice the cucumber and red onion.
Divide tabbouleh into 4 small bowls and add all the Greek toppings: feta, kalamata olives, hummus, cucumber, red onion slices and chickpeas.
Optional: squeeze more lemon over the bowl.
Serve and enjoy!

Notes

Couscous grain: check the box for instruction as some call for a 1:1 grain-water ratio
Store: In the fridge for 3 to 4 days in an air-tight container.
Variations: use bulgur or quinoa, goat cheese for feta, or spice it up with harissa
Make-ahead: great for meal prep!
Serve: as a wholesome meal, side dish, picnic or potluck

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