Greek Inspired Grain Bowl
When you need a treat but the chips don't cut it, grain bowl. A meal's too much, but a snack's not enough, grain bowl. When your coworker has judged your lunch for the last time... grain bowl!
Ingredients
- 2 packs Microwave grains or 4 cups cooked grains
- 1/4 Red onions diced
- 3 Baby sweet peppers diced
- 2 Mini cucumbers diced
- 1 Small corn cob or 1/3 cup corn kernels`
- 3-4 ` Garlic cloves minced
- 1 can Black olives sliced
- 1 can Chick peas
- 1/3 cup Pistachios chopped but not minced
- 1 block Feta cheese diced
- 2 Tbsp Olive oil
- 2 Tbsp Red wine vinegar
- 1/2 Lemon juiced
- 2 tsp Onion powder
- 1/2 tsp Garlic powder
- 1 tsp Dill weed
- 1 tsp Oregano
- 1 tsp Parsley
- 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes
- Salt & Pepper to taste
Instructions
- If using microwave packs of grains, be sure to break up chunks before heating. Microwave as instructed, and dump in your bowl. If making stovetop grains, follow cooking instructions and add to your bowl
- While hot, use a spoon to break any big lumps. Add in your onion powder, garlic powder, dill weed, oregano, parsley, andchili flakes. Wait for grains to fully cool before adding anything else
- Dice your peppers, red onion, and cut your corn off the cob. All of these shouldbe about the same size. Mince your garlic even smaller. Cut your cucumbers into quarters and dice to about the same size as your chickpeas. Follow the same guideline for slicing your olives and cutting up the feta
- Drizzle in the red wine vinegar, olive oil, and a squeeze of lemon juice. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Toss in with the grains and give a good mix
- Rough chop the pistachios - the uglier the better for a satisfying crunch. Alternatively substitute with cashews or use a combination of both if you’re nutty like us
- For added protein, we prepared spinach and feta chicken sausage. Already fully cooked, it just needs a quick browning in a pan. You can use grilled chicken, ground turkey, or any protein of choice.Once browned allow for the meat to cool a little then add to the mixture. Plate and enjoy!
Notes
Adding the herbs and spices in the beginning, as the grains are cooking, is
extremely important! By adding them to
heat you bring out the flavor of these
ingredients that then cook into the grains. In
other words, it’s a flavor party in that pot. If you haven’t caught on, we really like to
have options. Many of the ingredients can
be swapped out, like the sausage for
chicken, or sweet peppers for spicy. You can
even change out the olives if we didn’t use
your favorite kind. This is a really good dish if you like to prep
meals or snacks for the week. Having a
handful of containers to portion this out
really helps.