This Mediterranean Plant Protein Power Bowl is packed full of delicious flavor, protein, healthy fats, and fresh vegetables. The perfect mediterranean diet lunch to fuel your body and taste buds.
Note – this post was originally posted in 2016, but has since been updated slightly and reposted.
Increasing those Veggies
One of my goals these past few months has been to try and increase my daily intake of vegetables. I tend to have vegetables with dinner but skip the greens at breakfast and lunch. Salads are a quick, easy way to get extra veggies at lunch, but eating the same type of food day after day makes me super bored.
Needless to say, I got excited when I found out my monthly challenge for The Recipe Redux group was to share a healthy plant protein power bowl. I love all foods you can serve in a single bowl or make in one pan. It makes cooking much easier and clean up is a breeze. High priorities in my life.
Benefits of “Power Bowls”
Power bowls are a delicious food trend that’s been showing up everywhere. The idea is that you pack a bunch of “power” foods in one bowl to make a complete meal.
- superfoods designed to provide an array of health/nutritional benefits
- protein to fuel your body
- healthy fats to keep you feeling full longer
- high fiber veggies to aid in digestion and keep cholesterol levels low
Mediterranean Plant Protein Power Bowl
This Mediterranean Plant Protein Power Bowl has become one of my go-to meals for lunch. Filled with spinach, tomatoes, avocado, quinoa, hummus, red onion, cucumber and olives, it meets every one of the power food examples listed above. Plus it’s so simple to pull together and is just so good tasting!
Spotlight on Quinoa
Quinoa is a great plant-based protein. It’s a naturally gluten-free grain (actually it’s technically a seed) that contains carbohydrates, protein, and fiber.
Just 1/2 cup provides between 7-9 grams of protein. You can easily cook it over the stovetop or even in the microwave. In this recipe, I prepared it on the stove using vegetable broth in place of water to give it an extra hint of flavor.
I typically make a batch on Sundays to have on hand during the week. It works great on salad, in soups or as a side dish.
Protein Bowls Pack a Punch
This Mediterranean Plant Protein Power Bowl contains an awesome 20 grams of protein, in just one bowl! Low in calorie, high in heart healthy fats, and a great source of fiber, this one bowl meal makes the perfect lunch.
Mediterranean Plant Protein Power Bowl
Ingredients
- 1 cup quinoa uncooked
- 2 cups vegetable broth
- 2 cups spinach
- 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1/4 cup kalamata olives sliced
- 1/4 cup hummus
- 1/2 cucumber sliced
- 1/4 red onion thinly sliced
- 1/2 avocado diced
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- 1 tsp red wine vinegar
- dill optional
Instructions
- Add quinoa and vegetable broth to a pot over high heat on the stove. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to simmer. Cover and cook on simmer for additional 10 minutes (until majority of cooking liquid has been absorbed by quinoa). Remove from heat
- Add spinach leaves, cherry tomatoes, olives, hummus, cucumber, red onion, avocado and quinoa to large bowl.
- Drizzle with olive oil, lemon juice and red wine vinegar
- Season with salt and pepper (to taste) and add fresh chopped dill (if desired)
High fives to making a Mediterranean Bowl this month – great minds think alike 🙂 Yours looks delicious
Thanks Nina! Can’t go wrong with Mediterranean flavors
~ Brynn
Anything Mediterranean is always a win in my book- bring on all the olives, yum!!
Thanks! I’m the same with olives!
First time reader, stopped by from the reciperedux linkup. You had me at kalamata olives! I love them in everything, this looks delish!
I’m so happy you found my site Autumn! Thanks so much for the comment.
Reminds me of the Peloponnese. Something about Greek food in Greece. I think it’s how fresh the ingredients are.
I’m a fellow RD hoping tostart my own blog soon. Would love to join the recipe redux 🙂 this one looks fabulbous and so does your blog!
What a colourful bowl of deliciousness. And I love the addition of hommus – yum! 🙂
Thanks so much Caroline! I love anything I can sneak some hummus into!
Mediterranean foods are my favorite! I love all of the flavors and colors in the bowl. Plus I could eat hummus for every meal. 😉
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Is that one cup of quinoa uncooked? Also, is this all one serving? It looks great but it seems like a lot to eat in one sitting. Thank you!
Hi Patrick,
Thank you so much for the great question. It is one cup of uncooked quinoa, I didn’t clarify that it in the original recipe post so I’ve updated it to show uncooked. Thanks for pointing that out.
Also, this is for 2 servings.
Ok. Thank you for gr clarification. I can’t wait to try it!
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