Do you have any New Year Resolutions? We challenged ourselves to eat healthier! With the help of MasterChef’s Michael Varga (@vargacooks) and our Lean Turkey Pepperoni Bites, we’re able to achieve that resolution with the Lean Turkey Pepperoni Med[iterranean] Bowl!
Ingredients
- Grimm’s Lean Turkey Pepperoni Bites
- 1 red pepper
- 1 cup Kalamata olives
- 2 ripe avocados
- 1 pack halloumi / or 1 cup feta
- 2 cups cooked turmeric rice
- 2 cups of your favourite hummus
- 1 cucumber
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 1 large carrot
- 1 cup spring mix greens
- 1 cup pistachios
- Spicy mayo (optional)
Turmeric Rice Recipe
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups of rice (We recommend Basmati)
- 3 cups water
- 1 teaspoon of turmeric
- 1 tablespoon each of cumin, garlic powder & kosher salt
- 1 large spoon of chicken bouillon or 1 pack of bouillon powder
- kosher salt to taste
- olive oil
Method
- In a sauce pan, toast rice with spices and olive oil until incorporated and heated up. About a minute.
- Pour in water, stir and bring to a boil.
- Once boiled stir for one final mix
- Cover and simmer for 14 minutes
- Remove lid & fluff rice, cover until ready to eat
Instructions
While the rice is cooking, prep the rest.
- Slice the veggies (Cucumbers sliced into rounds, Peppers julienned, Tomatoes cut in half, Carrots shredded)
- Set veggies aside
- Slice the pepperoni on a diagonal – each pepperoni bite sliced into two pieces
- Fry the halloumi in a hot pan. Drizzle oil in a pan, get it hot! Place the halloumi in the pan. Fry for 2 minutes, flip and continue for another 1-2 minutes until both sides are golden. Squeeze lemon juice and remove from pan.
- If using feta, crumble and set aside
- Divide the ingredients and build your bowl, starting with hummus and rice on the bottom. Add all or some of the veggies, pile in the pepperoni & drizzle with your favourite sauce or dressing
- Top with pistachios for some crunch
