Quick chicken hummus bowl

March 5, 2019

Nutrition and extra info

Healthy

kcal779

fat47g

saturates4g

carbs49g

sugars10g

fibre14g

protein34g

salt1g

Ingredients

Method

200g hummus

hoom-iss, hum-iss

Hummus or houmous is a staple of Middle Eastern diets. It’s a purée of cooked chickpeas,…

1 small lemon, zested and juiced

le-mon

Oval in shape, with a pronouced bulge on one end, lemons are one of the most versatile fruits…

200g pouch cooked mixed grains (we used Merchant Gourmet red rice & quinoa)

150g baby spinach, roughly chopped

1 small avocado, halved and sliced

av-oh-car-doh

Although it’s technically a fruit, the mild-flavoured avocado is used as a vegetable. Native…

1 cooked chicken breast, sliced at an angle

100g pomegranate seeds

½ red onion, finely sliced

2 tbsp toasted almonds

Mix 2 tbsp of the hummus with half the lemon juice, the lemon zest and enough water to make a drizzly dressing. Squeeze the grain pouch to separate the grains, then divide between two shallow bowls and toss through the dressing. Top each bowl with a handful of the spinach.
Squeeze the remaining lemon juice over the avocado halves, then add one half to each bowl. Divide the chicken, pomegranate seeds, onion, almonds and remaining hummus between the two bowls and gently mix everything together just before eating.