These colorful salad bowls with a Mediterranean twist have a satisfying combination of sweet and savory flavor as well as creamy and crunchy texture. The more flavor and texture boxes I check with each meal, the better! Best of all, these bowls call for ingredients you likely have on hand in your fridge and pantry.
When Emily (my dietetic intern) and I were dreaming up lunch, we asked ourselves what kind of formula bowl we could make that would look pretty and be packed with nutrients. We assembled these in about 10 minutes and ate them just as quickly! I love the texture of dried figs, and my pantry always has canned artichokes. The Cava brand hummus is one of the few store-bought kinds I really like.
You can swap as many ingredients as your mouth desires:
Dates for dried figs
Hearts of palm for artichokes
Romaine lettuce for kale
Fresh pita for pita chips
Cucumber for zucchini
Crumbled feta for hummus
Olives…
Red peppers…
Sun dried tomatoes…
Grilled chicken or salmon…
and a lemon tahini dressing!
Almost too pretty to toss together : )
Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says
I love, love, love Mediterranean food, so this is great! Can’t wait to try this healthy salad out! 🙂
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Kori says
This looks and sounds amazing!
Jamey says
This is such a great representation of how simple and easy healthy eating can be. So many people overthink it and assume it’s complicated and requires hours of prep work. There’s also a lot of misconception about healthy eating costing more. I’d love to see a breakdown of what this would cost and do a comparison of its cost versus something unhealthy that someone might pick up for lunch.
Melanie says
Beautiful salad! Can you tell me about the figs such as where the came from? I love figs but haven’t seen dried figs at our grocery store? Thx!
KathEats says
Check the bulk bins!
Sam Visser says
Looks amazing! So excited! Can’t wait to try this.
Amelia says
I love the idea of adding dried figs to a Mediterranean salad. I bet that adds a whole new flavor dimension, especially with the hummus. I’ll have to try it soon!