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    Mediterranean Vegan Meal Prep Bowls

    Published: May 7, 2018 / Updated: Jul 6, 2020 / 26 Comments

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    These Mediterranean vegan meal prep bowls are filled with healthy, fresh ingredients that include protein and good fats. These bowls are ready in under half an hour!

    close-up of four glass meal prep glass bowls with Mediterranean quinoa, hummus, and vegetables

    So what do we have in these bowls?

    • Quinoa
    • Tomatoes
    • Kalamata olives (my favorite!)
    • Hummus
    • Red onions
    • Chickpeas
    • Cucumber

    These quinoa meal prep bowls are basically a hearty salad with grains. They're filling and have a great variety of textures and flavors. Vegan Greek salad sounds good to me!

    I took the bowls pictured to work for my lunches, and I really enjoyed them even though I'm not exactly quinoa's #1 fan.

    four Mediterranean vegan meal prep bowls with quinoa, chickpeas, hummus, olives, tomatoes, and cucumber

    You can easily customize these meal prep bowls with whatever you have on hand or substitute anything you don't like in here with something else.

    Rice would work well instead of the quinoa. You could even do Greek potatoes in here if you wish.

    close-up of glass container with cucumber, olives, tomatoes, chickpeas, hummus, and quinoa

    Looking for more vegan lunch ideas? You may also like my southwest sweet potato vegan meal prep bowls, my vegan roasted veggie and barley meal prep bowls, or my spinach and quinoa vegan meal prep bowls.

    I also have a big roundup of vegan meal prep recipes.

    Will you make these vegan Greek meal prep bowls?

    These simple, healthy, and delicious Mediterranean vegan meal prep bowls have quinoa, chickpeas, hummus, and an assortment of veggies. Easily prepare meals for the week with this recipe! Makes a tasty clean eating lunch or dinner.

    Mediterranean Vegan Meal Prep Bowls

    These Mediterranean vegan meal prep bowls are filled with healthy, fresh ingredients that include protein and good fats. These bowls are ready in under half an hour!
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Course Main Course
    Cuisine Mediterranean
    Servings 4 bowls
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    Ingredients
     

    • 3/4 cup uncooked quinoa
    • 1 (19 fluid ounce) can chickpeas drained 
    • 2 Persian (mini) cucumbers (or use 1/3 English cucumber) sliced
    • Handful little tomatoes halved
    • 2 tablespoons red onions chopped
    • Kalamata olives to taste
    • Hummus to taste (1-2 tbsp/bowl)
    • Salt & pepper to taste

    Optional:

    • Olive oil to taste
    • Lemon juice to taste

    Instructions
     

    • Cook quinoa according to package directions.
    • Meanwhile, prep your other ingredients and divide them equally between the 4 bowls. 
    • Once the quinoa has cooled, add it to each bowl.
    • Optional: drizzle a bit of olive oil and squeeze some lemon juice over each bowl. 

    Notes

    • Feel free to swap the quinoa with rice or Greek potatoes (or whatever you wish!). 
    Keyword vegan meal prep bowls
    Author Natasha Bull

     

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    1. Joan Litchfield says

      January 15, 2022 at 11:12 AM

      I enjoyed your article. I am 82 and do not feel like standing and making large recipes. I have enjoyed the plant based diet for a week. I am going to try it. Joan Litchfield

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        January 15, 2022 at 4:26 PM

        Hope you enjoy it, Joan! 🙂

        Reply
    2. Kasia Kraska says

      June 11, 2021 at 3:35 PM

      5 stars
      Cant wait to try this! All my favourite things.
      How big is each serving? Could I fit it in a 500 ml mason jar or should I get something bigger?

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        June 11, 2021 at 11:18 PM

        Hi! Pretty sure it'll fit. I haven't made this recipe in a long time and it's kinda hard to eyeball... but I don't see why it wouldn't work. You could definitely adjust as needed too.

        Reply
    3. Misla says

      July 6, 2020 at 11:32 AM

      Thanks for a great recipe! I didn't add any salt and pepper tho, will do for the two bowls left as I missed some more flavor - maybe you could add a mention of salt&pepper at the end of the recipe? Otherwise we really enjoyed these Mediterranean bowls! 😊

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        July 6, 2020 at 2:49 PM

        No worries, just added that in. So glad you liked the recipe!

        Reply
    4. Suzanne says

      June 23, 2020 at 10:12 AM

      Hello, I was just wondering how you prepare the chickpeas or if you just drain them and add them to the dish immediately. I always struggle with preparing chickpeas in a yummy way so any advice would be greatly appreciated! Thanks.

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      • Natasha says

        June 23, 2020 at 10:21 AM

        Hi! Yes, for this recipe I do exactly that. I find the other flavors are enough to make them taste a bit less bland, and I always add salt & pepper to everything, so that helps too. ♥️

        Reply
    5. Annika Schmidt says

      April 9, 2020 at 12:01 AM

      5 stars
      how long do these keep in the fridge when prepping for later?

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        April 9, 2020 at 9:50 AM

        Hi! I'd say 5 days or so. There's nothing in here that's going to go bad quickly. Kinda personal preference. I know some people prefer keeping things for 2-3 days, others a week.

        Reply
    6. Emily says

      February 20, 2020 at 12:19 PM

      5 stars
      These are super good! Prepped Sunday and brought to work for lunch all week and looked forward to it each day.

      Substituting an easy quick pickled red onion for the raw chopped onion would be good. I do a quick pickled onion for another lunch bowl I make and it adds the vinegar I love. Will add to these next time I make them and will also make homemade hummus.

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        February 20, 2020 at 12:39 PM

        Oooh those pickled onions sound delicious! So glad you liked this recipe!

        Reply
    7. Terrie Brown says

      February 6, 2020 at 4:52 PM

      5 stars
      This is very good, and a quick meal for busy evenings!

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        February 7, 2020 at 9:16 AM

        So pleased you liked it, Terrie! 🙂

        Reply
    8. Carlie says

      May 2, 2019 at 10:34 PM

      Do I eat this cold or do I heat it up? I’m confused cause there is hot and cold items in there.

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        May 3, 2019 at 7:52 AM

        Hi Carlie! I eat these cold. You have to cook the quinoa, but I let it cool before adding the other ingredients.

        Reply
    9. Erin Butler says

      January 12, 2019 at 10:05 AM

      5 stars
      My family loves this recipe even as more than a meal prep idea. I have added this as one of the meals for my families diet.

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        January 12, 2019 at 4:41 PM

        I am so happy that they love it, Erin!! 🙂

        Reply
    10. Kate says

      September 9, 2018 at 9:47 AM

      5 stars
      Hi Laurel, any ideas for what you could sub for olives? I try to like them but it's a texture thing! Thanks xo

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        September 9, 2018 at 9:56 AM

        How about sundried tomatoes or some sort of pickled veggie? I include the olives in there cuz of the fat content, so that’s why I thought of sundried tomatoes. 😊

        Reply
        • Melissa says

          June 25, 2022 at 1:41 PM

          Avocado would be a great sub for fat content.

          Reply
      • Stacey Collins says

        January 20, 2019 at 12:56 PM

        Maybe Capers?

        Reply
    11. Laurel Silva says

      September 6, 2018 at 1:34 PM

      5 stars
      Do you have nutrition facts/macros for this recipe?

      Reply
      • Natasha says

        September 6, 2018 at 1:46 PM

        Hi Laurel! I do not, unfortunately. TBH, I am not a nutrition expert, so I don't feel comfortable putting that kind of info up in case I am not correct and people rely on that stuff for health reasons. I just re-read the recipe, and even putting calories on here would be pretty inaccurate since I don't know how many olives someone would add to their bowl, brands of hummus vary, and so on. I know this is the annoying answer, but your best bet is to make the bowls and then calculate this info yourself based on the exact brands/ingredients you use.

        Reply
      • Gio says

        December 27, 2020 at 6:03 AM

        Hi, will be possible to have the quinoa in grams? And do you know how many calories has one bowl?? Thanks

        Reply
        • Natasha says

          December 27, 2020 at 12:00 PM

          Hi, I don't know the grams. You'd have to measure it out - sorry. I don't include calories on this recipe because a lot of it is subjective depending on what you feel like adding.

          Reply

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