When you need dinner on the table FAST, look no further than these healthy vegan Greek bowls, which can be ready in less than 30 minutes and require zero brainpower. Layered with colorful fresh veggies, plant-based protein, and brown rice, these Greek bowls are filling and refreshing.
I love serving up fresh dinners that make my family and I feel extra healthy. For other salad recipes, try this sugar-free broccoli salad and my refreshing ramen noodle salad. And be sure to check out the foolproof way you can cook your brown rice in the instant Pot.
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Why this recipe works
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get tired of the endless rotation of eating pasta and bread. All I want is a large bowl of colorful fresh veggies to make me feel lighter, lively, and restored.
That’s when these Greek bowls come in. They’re SO easy to make, bursting with a variety of vegetables, and packed full of plant-based protein. The best part? You decide what goes into them, so they’re 100% customizable to your needs, making this meal perfect for families who have a range of tastes.
What you need to build your own Greek bowls
Making your own healthy Greek bowls is seriously stupid simple. All you have to do is cook brown rice, open a few jars, and chop up some veggies. Here’s what I use for my bowls:
- Fresh spinach and romaine lettuce. I love using a little bit of both, but you can choose your favorite lettuce and dark greens.
- Cherry tomatoes. Any tomato variety will do, including cherry or grape tomatoes. Personally, I love the multicolored cherry tomatoes.
- Cucumbers. You can choose to peel the skin off the cucumbers or leave it on– your choice!
- Carrots. I just use pre-shredded carrots.
- Olives. Black or green…or both!
- Beets. For simplicity, I like using canned shoestring beets.
- Brown rice or quinoa. I enjoy making brown rice in my Instant Pot. If you don’t want to use brown rice, you can also swap it out for quinoa or another healthy grain of your choice.
- Hummus. choose your favorite hummus, there’s no wrong answer!
- Balsamic salad dressing. This dressing tops it all off. My favorite dressing is Briannas Creamy Balsamic Dressing.
How to make this recipe and serve
If you’re making these Greek bowls as a family dinner, I find it’s the easiest to place each topping in it’s own serving dish, so everyone can choose how to build their own bowl.
- Cook the brown rice. I prefer using the Instant Pot method, which takes 15 minutes to cook.
- Meanwhile, cut up any veggies. Chop the romaine lettuce, half the cherry tomatoes, and slice the cucumbers.
- Open up bags/cans/jars with additional toppings (the carrots, olives, beets, hummus, and dressing).
- Serve “buffet style” and let everyone build their own bowl.
Frequently Asked Questions
Absolutely! With a variety of fresh vegetables, such as cucumbers, carrots, tomatoes, and greens, with healthy grains and hummus, these Greek bowls are the perfect solution for a quick dinner that makes you feel good.
Yes, they do! These Greek bowls contain protein-packed hummus which provides approximately 7.9 grams of protein per serving. Brown rice contains about 2.5 grams of protein in ½ cup. If you want to increase the protein in these bowls, you can also add air-fried tofu or tempeh strips.
Nope! If you don’t want to use brown rice, swap it out for quinoa or another healthy grain of your choice.
The sky is the limit with these bowls. Some other topping choices include vegan chicken strips, tofu, tempeh, sweet potato dip, sliced bell peppers, hot peppers, artichokes, stuffed olives, cauliflower, broccoli, and any other veggie your heart desires.
Allergy Information and Notes
- This Greek bowl is 100% vegan, meaning it is meat-free, dairy-free, and egg-free. It is also naturally gluten-free, nut-free, and soy-free.
- This healthy vegan Greek bowl would make a fabulous to-go lunch. Just keep your hummus and dressing in a separate container until use (see the photo below!).
- Want to pump it up a little bit? Add more toppings of your choice, such as vegan chicken strips, sweet potato beet dip, sliced bell peppers, hot peppers, cauliflower, broccoli, etc.
- To make brown rice in the Instant Pot, check out this step by step tutorial.
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Healthy Greek Bowls (Vegan)
Equipment
- Pressure Cooker (optional)
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup brown rice (dry)
- 5 oz combo of your favorite greens, such as baby romaine or spinach
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
- 1 cucumber, sliced
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- green and/or black olives
- 15 oz canned beets
- hummus of your choice
- salad dressing (I love using balsamic vinaigrette)
Instructions
- Cook the brown rice. I prefer using the Instant Pot method, which takes 15 minutes to cook. If you don't have a pressure cooker, you can also cook according to package directions on the stovetop. Just keep in mind that this will change the total time.
- Meanwhile, cut up any veggies. Chop the romaine lettuce, half the cherry tomatoes, and slice the cucumbers.
- Open up bags/cans/jars with additional toppings (the carrots, olives, beets, hummus, and dressing).
- Serve “buffet style” and let everyone build their own bowl.
Notes
- I enjoy making brown rice in my Instant Pot. If you don’t want to use brown rice, you can also swap it out for quinoa or another healthy grain of your choice.
- These Greek bowls contain protein-packed hummus which provides approximately 7.9 grams of protein per serving. Brown rice contains about 2.5 grams of protein in ½ cup. If you want to increase the protein in these bowls, you can also add air-fried tofu or tempeh strips.
- The sky is the limit with these bowls. Some other topping choices include vegan chicken strips, tofu, tempeh, sweet potato dip, sliced bell peppers, hot peppers, artichokes, stuffed olives, cauliflower, broccoli, and any other veggie your heart desires.
- This healthy vegan Greek bowl would make a fabulous to-go lunch. Just keep your hummus and dressing in a separate container until use.
- Nutritional facts calculated without the addition of hummus or salad dressing– please adjust according to hummus/dressing used.
Nutrition Information
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