Our Salty Kitchen· by Danielle Esposti★ 5.0 (7)

CAVA Inspired Black Lentil Grain Bowls

Name: CAVA Inspired Black Lentil Grain Bowls
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: mediterranean
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil (divided); 1 pound carrots (about 3 large, peeled and chopped to 1”); 1 pound asparagus (trimmed and chopped to 2"); 1 teaspoon kosher salt (divided); 1 teaspoon cumin (divided); 1 teaspoon paprika (divided); ½ teaspoon ground pepper (divided); ½ teaspoon garlic powder (divided); 1 cup black lentils; 1 tablespoon olive oil; ½ medium sweet (Vidalia) onion (finely chopped); 2 cloves garlic (minced); 3 cups water or broth; 1 whole bay leaf; 1 sprig fresh thyme (see Note 2); ½ teaspoon kosher salt; 1 cup long grain white rice (jasmine or basmati; see Note 3); 1.5 cups water or broth; ½ teaspoon salt; 2 tablespoons finely minced fresh parsley; 2 tablespoons finely minced fresh mint; ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 2 teaspoons honey or maple syrup; ½ cup hummus; ½ cup tzatziki (or greek yogurt); ½ cup pickled red onions; 8 ounces Kalamata olives

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 4 · 1h total

Servings

Calories

44% of a 2,000 cal day

884KCAL

Protein

21g41% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat49g

62%

Saturated7g

33%

Unsaturated42g

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Total Carbs93g

34%

Fiber24g

86%

Total Sugars15g

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incl. Added Sugars3g

Starch54g

—

Sodium2333mg

100%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A Mediterranean grain bowl layered with tender black lentils, herb-scented rice, roasted vegetables, and an array of Mediterranean toppings like hummus, tzatziki, and olives. Nourishing and plant-based with bright, fresh flavors throughout.

Ingredients

4 SERVINGS

For the Roasted Vegetables

2 tbspolive oil — divided
1 lbcarrots — large, peeled, chopped, 3
1 lbasparagus — trimmed, chopped
1 tspkosher salt — divided
1 tspcumin — divided
1 tsppaprika
½ tspground pepper — divided
½ tspgarlic powder — divided

For the Black Lentils

1 cupblack lentils
1 tbspolive oil
½medium sweet (Vidalia) onion — finely chopped
2garlic — minced
3 cupswater — or broth
1whole bay leaf
1 sprigfresh thyme
½ tspkosher salt

For the Herb Rice

1 cuplong grain white rice
1½ cupswater — or broth
½ tspsalt
2 tbspfresh parsley — finely minced
2 tbspfresh mint — finely minced

For the Lemon Vinaigrette

¼ cupextra virgin olive oil
2 tbsplemon juice
2 tsphoney — or maple syrup

Toppings

½ cuphummus
½ cuptzatziki — or Greek yogurt
½ cuppickled red onions
8 ozKalamata olives

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Method

1h total

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mainmediterraneanbowlgrain bowlgluten freevegetarian

Nutrition is estimated by Chive from the ingredients above, per serving.

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