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Mediterranean-Style Protein Bowl
Recipes
Mediterranean-Style Protein Bowl
4 servings
20 minutes total

Ingredients

  • 1 seedless cucumber
  • 8 oz carrot sticks
  • 2 oranges, for juice
  • Cooking spray
  • 2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
  • ½ cup raisins
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
  • 14 oz garlic and herb tofu crumbles
  • 1 (10 oz) package frozen riced cauliflower blend
  • 1 ripe Hass avocado
  • ½ cup tzatziki sauce
  • 1 cup spiced crunchy chickpeas

Prep

    • Chop cucumber (1 cup) and carrot sticks into ½-inch cubes.
    • Squeeze oranges for juice (1 cup).

Steps

    1. Preheat large nonstick sauté pan on medium-high 2–3 minutes. Coat carrots with spray, then place in pan and cook 2–3 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until lightly browned.
    2. Reduce heat to medium-low. Add orange juice, vinegar, raisins, and paprika to pan; cook 2–3 more minutes, stirring occasionally, or until carrots are tender and liquid has thickened. Remove mixture from pan and set aside.
    3. Coat tofu with spray, then add to same pan; cook and stir 1–2 minutes or until warm. Remove tofu from pan. Meanwhile, microwave cauliflower blend following package instructions.
    4. Cut avocado in half and remove pit, then cut flesh into small chunks. Place even amounts cauliflower blend in centers of serving bowls, then arrange even amounts carrot mixture, avocados, cucumbers, and tofu in individual piles over cauliflower. Top center of each bowl with 1 tablespoon tzatziki sauce. Sprinkle crunchy chickpeas evenly over bowls; serve.

Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 350, Total Fat 12g, Sat Fat 3g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 0mg, Sodium 480mg, Total Carb 43g, Fiber 8g, Sugars 29g, Protein 17g, Calc 10%, Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Iron 15%