Greek Bowls (with Golden Halloumi - Vegetarian)
Enjoy a vibrant and flavorful Greek-inspired vegetarian bowl featuring crispy halloumi, fresh veggies, and creamy tzatziki.
Ingredients
Dairy & Cheese
- 7 oz halloumi cheese (sliced into rectangles)
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 0.5 a lemon lemon juice (for dressing and tzatziki)
- 0.5 tsp dried oregano
- 1 cup cooked brown or white rice or quinoa
- 1 medium Persian cucumber (sliced)
- 8 cherry tomatoes cherry tomatoes (halved)
- 10 kalamata olives kalamata olives
- 2 tablespoons feta cheese (crumbled)
- Few slices red onion red onion (thin strips)
- 0.33 cup tzatziki (store-bought or homemade)
- Optional pita or flatbread sliced into triangles
- 4 oz Greek yogurt (non-fat)
- 0.5 small cucumber (for tzatziki)
- 0.5 garlic clove garlic (or more)
- Small squeeze lemon (for tzatziki)
- Good pinch salt and dried dill seasoning
Instructions
- Whisk olive oil, oregano, and lemon juice to make the dressing.
- Marinate halloumi slices in half of the dressing while preparing other ingredients.
- Slice cucumber, halve cherry tomatoes, and thinly slice onion. Prepare tzatziki if making homemade.
- Cook halloumi in a skillet over medium-high heat until golden, flipping after 2-3 minutes.
- Assemble bowls with rice, veggies, halloumi, tzatziki, olives, feta, and pita. Drizzle with remaining dressing.
Notes
For extra flavor, soak onions in water before adding to the bowl.