Description: A satisfying grain bowl featuring fluffy quinoa, roasted eggplant, and crisp greens with Mediterranean flavors.
Prep Time: 20 minutes
Cook Time: 40 minutes
Total Time: 60 minutes
Cuisine: mediterranean
Ingredients
2 cups
4 cups
1 ⅕ teaspoons
3 whole
3 tablespoons
½ cups
2 cups
1 whole
1 bunch
8 cloves
1 teaspoons
1 teaspoons
1 teaspoons
½ teaspoons
6 cups
1 teaspoons
2 tablespoons
1 tablespoons
½ teaspoons
1 tablespoons
2 cups
5 ounces
5 ounces
5 whole
Instructions
Combine quinoa and water in saucepan and bring to a boil.
Decrease the heat to simmer, and let cook until quinoa has absorbed all of the water (~10-20 mins).
Remove pan from heat and let it sit with a lid on it for 5 mins.
Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Toss eggplant with olive oil and sea salt on a sheet pan(s).
Roast for 25-30 mins or until lightly browned. Rotate pan halfway through cooking.
Cook chick peas with the water in instant pot for 5 mins on manual, or soak dried chick peas for 4 hrs.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Mix all of the ingredients in a large bowl.
Add ingredients to a food processor or blender until it is thick/chunky/can be formed into patties. You may need to do this is several rounds if your blender is small.
Scoop out 1/4 cup amounts and form into flat patties.
Bake patties on a lightly greased sheet pan for 25-30 mins. Flip them halfway through baking.
Whisk together all of the yogurt sauce ingredients in a bowl.
Assemble salad by topping arugula & spinach with quinoa, roasted eggplant, falafel, and yogurt dill sauce.