Greek Bowl

Bowl: 
Quinoa
Cooked Veggies
Chickpeas
Hummus or Tzatziki Sauce
Cucumber Tomato Salad
Whole Wheat Pita
(Put fresh items in separate bowl)

Quinoa:
To pressure cooker add:
1/4 cup chopped red onion
1/2 cup quinoa
1 cup of vegetable stock

Tzatziki Sauce:
1 cup cashews
1 TB oil
4 TB lemon juice
2 garlic cloves
6 TB water
1 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp salt1 tsp majoram
1/2 cup diced cucumber
dill

1 In a food processor combine cashews, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, white pepper, majoram, garlic cloves. If you don’t want to smell too much like garlic infuse some olive oil with garlic by crushing the garlic clove, and letting it sit in the olive oil for 30 minutes. Then remove garlic and add infused olive oil to the rest of the ingredients.

2 Process until smooth at low speed. It should get creamy – add water one tbsp. at a time. Mine took 6 tbsp. When the “yogurt” is ready transfer to a small bowl.

3 Dice cucumbers and add them to the vegan yogurt. Add salt to taste, I needed about ½ tsp.

4 Optionally you can add more dill, it will give the tzatziki even more freshness.

5 Garnish with ground/chopped nuts or sesame seeds. 

Hummus: 
2 TB olive oil
2 TB lemon juice
1 TB tahini
1/2 tsp garlic
1/2 tsp salt
1 can garbanzo beans

Add ingredients, including chickpea liquid, to FourSide jar in order listed. Secure lid and select "Sauce" or blend on Medium Low (speed 3 or 4) for 30 seconds.

Cucumber Tomato Salad:

                1 English cucumber, diced

2 cups chilled* cooked quinoa (see this tutorial for how to cook quinoa)

1/2 cup diced red onion

1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese

1/3 cup julienned or roughly-chopped fresh basil leaves

1 batch Lemony Italian vinaigrette (see below)

LEMONY ITALIAN VINAIGRETTE INGREDIENTS:

1/4 cup olive oil

2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar

1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice

1/2 teaspoon Italian seasoning, homemade or store-bought

pinch of salt and black pepper

DIRECTIONS:

TO MAKE THE CUCUMBER QUINOA SALAD:

Toss all ingredients together until combined.  Serve immediately.

TO MAKE THE LEMONY ITALIAN VINAIGRETTE:

Whisk all ingredients together in a small bowl until combined.