Italian Inspired Buddha Bowl

Name: Italian Inspired Buddha Bowl
Cuisine: Italian, Mediterranean, European
Ingredients: 1 cup cooked Farro or Rice; 1/2 cup cherry tomatoes, halved; 1/2 cup Roasted Red Peppers; 1-2 pepperoncini; 1/2 cup sliced red onion; 1 cup romaine, or spring mix; 1/2 cup canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 1/4 cup chopped fresh basil; 1 dollop of fresh ricotta cheese; 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil; 2 tbsp balsamic vinegar; 1 tbsp honey; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 tsp. parmesan cheese; 1/2 tsp dried oregano or Italian seasoning; 1/4 tsp salt; freshly ground black pepper, to taste; Grilled chicken or shrimp; Roasted eggplant; Kalamata olives or capers

5 steps

Updated at: Wed, 17 Jan 2024 19:11:17 GMT

Ingredients

1 servings

1 cupFarro

cooked, or Rice

½ cupcherry tomatoes

halved

½ cuproasted red peppers

1pepperoncini

½ cupred onion

sliced

1 cupromaine

or spring mix

½ cupcanned chickpeas

drained and rinsed

¼ cupfresh basil

chopped

1 dollopfresh ricotta cheese

Italian-style dressing

¼ cupextra-virgin olive oil

2 Tbspbalsamic vinegar

1 Tbsphoney

1clove garlic

minced

1 tspparmesan cheese

½ tspdried oregano

or italian seasoning

¼ tspsalt

freshly ground black pepper

to taste

Optional Add-Ins

Instructions

Step 1

Cook the Farro grain or rice according to package instructions and let it cool.

Step 2

Prepare the dressing by whisking together olive oil, balsamic vinegar, honey, minced garlic, dried oregano, salt, and black pepper.

Step 3

In a large mixing bowl, add cooked farro, cherry tomatoes, roasted red peppers, pepperoncini, romaine, sliced red onion, canned chickpeas, and chopped fresh basil.

Step 4

Drizzle the Italian-style dressing over the salad and toss everything together until well combined.

Step 5

Add a dollop of ricotta cheese over the top, if desired.

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